Janis Mensah v. Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JANIS MENSAH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:25-cv-01390-SRC ) JENNIFER CLEMONS-ABDULLAH et ) al., ) ) Defendants. ) Memorandum and Order While the Court does not resolve whether the late Tip O’Neill coined the phrase “all politics is local,” this case evidences the statement’s truth. Turning on the local issue of an advisory board established by the City of St. Louis to provide, at least nominally, oversight of a notorious City jail, this case presents the following question: does Janis Mensah state any viable…