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Missouri Supreme Court

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court-decisions is the sole category represented across all 7 tracked stories. Donald Trump is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 6 of the 7 tracked stories. The 10-day window averages about 4.9 stories each week. The busiest single day carried 2.

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Last mentioned: Sep 13, 2026

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court-decisions is the sole category represented across all 7 tracked stories. Donald Trump is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 6 of the 7 tracked stories. The 10-day window averages about 4.9 stories each week. The busiest single day carried 2. Negative sentiment appears in 0% of the tracked stories. Missouri Supreme Court appears in 7 tracked Cross-Sector stories published from September 4, 2026 through September 13, 2026. Each carries 2.1 original sources on average.

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Timeline

  1. Midterm election and referendum vote

    Voters choose congressional districts and decide whether to keep or reject the new map.

  2. November general election

    Missouri is poised to run its general election on the 2022 districts — different from the lines used in the August primary.

  3. Absentee ballot mailing deadline

    Federal statutory deadline to mail absentee ballots to overseas citizens and military voters.

  4. State's requested resolution deadline

    Missouri asks the Court to resolve the case by this date, citing federal law on mailing overseas and military ballots.

  5. SCOTUS rejects map; contempt hearing held

    The Missouri Supreme Court convenes a contempt hearing over Hoskins' noncompliance; the U.S. Supreme Court again rejects the Trump-backed map without recorded dissent.

  6. Federal appeals court sides with Republicans

    A federal appeals court panel declines to halt a federal judge's order favoring the Trump-backed map; the decision is immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.

  7. Ballot change deadline

    Missouri law sets a Tuesday deadline to make changes to the November ballot, increasing pressure on the Supreme Court to act quickly.

  8. Kavanaugh denies emergency stay

    Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Missouri's emergency request to suspend the state Supreme Court ruling, without referring the matter to the full Court or stating reasons.

  9. Federal judge orders map used

    Chief U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark issued a temporary order in a suit filed by Rep. Bob Onder requiring Missouri to use the GOP-drawn map for the November 3 midterms.

  10. Supreme Court lets state ruling stand

    The U.S. Supreme Court lets stand a Missouri Supreme Court ruling against the Trump-backed districts.

  11. Plaintiffs' response deadline

    The U.S. Supreme Court orders plaintiffs who sued over the map to respond by midday.

  12. Missouri appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

    Attorney General Catherine Hanaway files an emergency application asking the Supreme Court to halt the state court decision immediately.

  13. Missouri files emergency appeal

    Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway asks the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the map and resolve the case by September 14.

  14. U.S. Supreme Court denies stay; 2022 map remains for general election

    Justice Brett Kavanaugh's order denies Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' request to keep the new map in place, so primary winners will run under the 2022 congressional map.

  15. Petition rejected on primary Election Day

    Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejects referendum petitions, asserting the Missouri Constitution does not allow referendums on congressional redistricting.

  16. New districts used in August primaries; Hoskins rejects petition

    The new congressional districts are used in the August primaries. Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins waits until primary election day to reject the referendum petition, arguing the referendum process cannot apply to congressional redistricting.

  17. Primary election uses new map

    The new congressional map is used in Missouri's state primary election.

  18. Missouri Supreme Court orders statewide referendum on new map

    The state high court holds that the legislature's new congressional map, which favored Republicans, is referred legislation that cannot take effect until Missouri voters approve it.

  19. Referendum petition filed

    Opponents file a referendum petition with more than 300,000 signatures seeking to block the GOP-drawn congressional map passed by the Republican-led legislature.

  20. New congressional districts take effect

    Missouri's new congressional map is adopted; the state supreme court later rules that a referendum petition suspends the new districts retroactive to this point.

Stories mentioning Missouri Supreme Court 7

Legal court decisions Neutral 5

SCOTUS Rejects Trump-Backed Map; 2022 Districts Return for 1M+ Voters

The U.S. Supreme Court's unsigned emergency order ends a yearlong clash between a federal district judge and the Missouri Supreme Court over which congressional map governs the November election. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who faced a state contempt hearing after following the federal order, has now directed local officials to use the 2022 districts. The reversal means Missouri could run its general election on lines different from its August primary, affecting more than a million voters.

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Source: erienewsnow.com · wcvb.com

Legal court decisions Neutral 5

Missouri Map Chaos: SCOTUS Faces Dueling Rulings 9 Days Before Ballot Deadline

Conflicting state and federal rulings over Missouri's congressional map have thrown the state's eight House races into legal limbo, forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in just nine days before the September 19 overseas-ballot mailing deadline. The case tests unresolved boundaries from Moore v. Harper between state and federal judicial authority, and whether the Purcell principle can discipline late-stage redistricting litigation.

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Source: mymotherlode.com · economictimes.indiatimes.com

Legal court decisions Neutral 5

SCOTUS Rejects Missouri Map, Restores 2022 Districts for Midterms

The Supreme Court's denial of Missouri's emergency stay leaves the 2022 congressional map in place pending a statewide referendum, upending primary results and sharpening the tension between referendum rights and the Purcell principle. Justice Kavanaugh's order diverges from the Court's California and Texas redistricting rulings, giving election-law practitioners a new fact pattern on late-breaking ballot changes.

2 sources

Source: mtdemocrat.com · the-messenger.com

Legal court decisions Neutral 5

2 Courts, 1 Map: Kavanaugh Denies Stay, Federal Judge Orders GOP Map

On September 8, 2026, Justice Kavanaugh declined to stay a Missouri Supreme Court ruling requiring a voter referendum before the GOP's 2025 congressional map can take effect, only for Chief U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark to order the state to use that map for the November 3 midterms. The result is an irreconcilable conflict between state and federal judicial commands. For legal professionals, the dispute tests Rooker-Feldman limits, Moore v. Harper's rejection of the independent state legislature theory, and the Purcell principle weeks before an election.

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Source: news8000.com · wtvbam.com

Legal court decisions Neutral 5

MO Supreme Court blocks GOP map after 300K+ signatures, orders vote

The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously held that a referendum petition with more than 300,000 signatures was valid, blocking a GOP-favorable congressional map and keeping the 2020-census districts in place for November 2026. The ruling resolves a state constitutional question over whether the referendum power reaches redistricting and sets up a likely U.S. Supreme Court appeal by Missouri's attorney general.

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Source: (us) · Landon Mion (us)