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After contempt hearing, Missouri???s top election official concedes redistricting fight
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (656+ words) As Missouri Supreme Court judges considered the extraordinary move of holding the state’s top election official in contempt, his attorney signaled on Thursday that he may continue to defy an order blocking a gerrymandered GOP map for the midterms. However,…...
Hoskins’ last-ditch effort to avoid contempt hearing shot down by federal judge
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (283+ words) A federal judge rejected a last-minute bid from Missouri’s top election official to avoid a state Supreme Court hearing Thursday morning on whether he is in contempt of court for ordering local officials to use a voting map the justices…...
Missouri election chief asks federal judge to shield him from contempt charges after defying state supreme court
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (288+ words) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ (R) last-minute request injects even more chaos into an election process he has spent the last year attempting to undermine in order to deliver the gerrymandered map President Donald Trump demanded. The Missouri Supreme…...
Missouri election chief could be held in contempt for using gerrymandered map amid dueling court orders
5+ day, 30+ min ago (544+ words) The Missouri Supreme Court gave the state’s top election official until 1pm EST Wednesday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for violating the court’s Sept. 3 order preventing him from using a gerrymandered congressional map that will give Republicans…...
Missouri redistricting fight erupts again as referendum backers ask judge to pause order, appeal to 8th Circuit
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (330+ words) Missouri’s congressional redistricting fight escalated again Tuesday night as opponents of the state’s Trump-backed GOP gerrymander asked a federal judge to immediately pause his order requiring the map to be used in November — while also taking the fight to a…...
Federal judge revives Missouri GOP gerrymander right after Supreme Court rejects state’s emergency bid
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (622+ words) A federal judge Tuesday revived Missouri Republicans’ congressional gerrymander for the 2026 midterms, just after Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected the state’s separate emergency effort to restore the map. Chief U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark granted a temporary restraining…...
In big win for voters, Supreme Court won’t revive Missouri gerrymander before midterms
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (148+ words) Missouri cannot use its gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm elections after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to wade into a purely state matter. The denial from Justice Brett Kavanaugh Tuesday ends a year-long bid by Missouri Republicans to grab another…...
Gerrymander foes urge Supreme Court not to revive GOP map in Missouri
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (297+ words) Gerrymandering opponents urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday not to restore a Republican-backed congressional map in Missouri for the midterms, arguing that the “adequate and independent state ground doctrine” renders the case unreviewable by federal courts. Under that doctrine, the…...
Missouri Republicans ask Supreme Court to restore gerrymander for midterms
1+ week, 2+ day ago (513+ words) Missouri Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Friday night to deny voters a voice and restore the GOP’s congressional gerrymander for the midterms. The request comes after the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the gerrymander from going into effect,…...
New GOP lawsuit aims to restore Missouri’s gerrymandered map
1+ week, 2+ day ago (416+ words) Missouri Republicans filed a new federal lawsuit Friday night aimed at reviving the state’s congressional gerrymander for the midterms. The effort comes after the Missouri Supreme Court Thursday unanimously ruled that the gerrymander, which would give Republicans an additional seat…...