Context on a legal flex . This Missouri power move might be the most significant challenge to 12th & Oak status quo that we've seen in a generation. This isn't REALLY a legal fight that will have far-reaching implications given that so much city hall contracting occurs amongst a smallish clique of insiders. "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is asking a federal judge to temporarily block Kansas City’s minority- and women-owned business contracting program. "Hanaway’s office filed a motion for a preliminary injunction Monday as part of a federal lawsuit challenging the city’s Minority and Woman Business Enterprise program."