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 Supreme Court’s latest ruling could derail Republicans’ hopes of gaining a House seat in Missouri. Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains how the decision complicates the GOP’s push to expand its House majority. #missouri #missourigop #republicans #gop #house #redistricting #supremecourt #scotus #decisiondeskhq #ddhq #datanerds
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a federal judge's attempt to force Missouri's Republican-drawn congressional map into the November midterms, the second time the justices have sided against the map's backers in a matter of days. The Court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10, 2026, suspending the federal judge's directive that would have […] 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 federal judge's attempt to force Missouri's Republican-drawn congressional map into the November midterms, the second time the justices have sided against the map's backers in a matter of days. The Court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10, 2026, suspending the federal judge's directive that would have required the new districts, drawn to give Republicans an advantage in seven of Missouri's eight House seats, to govern the upcoming elections. No justice publicly dissented. No explanation accompanied the order. USA TODAY reported it was the second time the Supreme Court sided with opponents of the map. The result: Missouri's voters, not its legislature, will decide whether the redrawn…Open
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
In a blow for Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Missouri from using its new GOP-friendly congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections on Thursday. In its newly released order, the high court temporarily paused a lower court directive issued Tuesday by Chief District Judge Stephen Clark. That temporary restraining order instructed the Show Me […]
The Supreme Court's decision Thursday appears to be the end of the push to use a 2025 redistricting map that favored Republicans in the midterm elections.
The ruling deferred to Missouri’s state Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.
