Missouri’s top court found the state’s head election official in contempt on Thursday over his push to implement Republicans’ new congressional map, but the judges agreed he is absolved now that he is reverting to the old boundaries. “The civil contemptor has at all times the power to purge himself of any contempt by complying with the order of this court,” Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice W. Brent Powell announced at the end of a two-part hearing involving Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R). Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6082429-missouri-judges-gop-friendly-map-redistricting-battle-supreme-court/ #Missouri #Republicans #Redistricting #SupremeCourt #Gerrymandering #MidtermElections
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a Republican-drawn Missouri congressional map for the second time in three days, leaving voters to decide the redistricting fight at the ballot box this November. The court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10 suspending a federal judge's ruling that would have forced Missouri to use the new […] The post Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP-drawn congressional map for the second time appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a Republican-drawn Missouri congressional map for the second time in three days, leaving voters to decide the redistricting fight at the ballot box this November. The court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10 suspending a federal judge's ruling that would have forced Missouri to use the new map in the midterm elections. No justice publicly dissented. The order offered no explanation, just a two-word result that ended, at least for now, a weeks-long legal tug-of-war between state and federal courts over which congressional boundaries Missouri voters will use in November. The decision marks the second time in three days the Supreme Court sided against the map. On September 8, Justice Brett…Open
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had been pushing to use a 2025 GOP redistricting map against the Missouri Supreme Court's order, and the court ordered him to appear for a contempt hearing Thursday for not following its orders
"The Show Me State will not be run into the ground like the communists running NYC on my watch," Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said on social media following the court's order.
A Missouri court decision secures a Republican-drawn congressional map, underscoring ongoing redistricting battles that could shape the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A Missouri court decision has secured a Republican-drawn congressional map, in a decision that could shape the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Missouri judge has rejected a Democrat-backed effort to challenge the state’s newly drawn congressional map, giving Republicans another boost ahead of the November midterms. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was justified in refusing to certify a referendum petition targeting the map, though the decision is expected to be appealed. DETAIL: The ruling keeps in place a map supported by President Donald J. Trump and Missouri Republicans that significantly reshapes Democrat…Open
