The pending state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is facing another legal challenge.

The St. Louis-based legal advocacy nonprofit ArchCity Defenders filed suit Thursday on behalf of Jamala Rogers and Mike Milton, two long-time police reform advocates.

“In 1861, Missouri’s governor took control of the St. Louis police to stop the city from standing up against slavery,” said Inez Bordeaux, ArchCity’s deputy director of community collaborations. “In 2025, the state is doing it again – taking power away from residents who challenge institutions rooted in white supremacy.”

The measure once again placing a Board of Police Commissioners in charge of the department, was one of the first pieces of legislation sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe this year. By June 24, he

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