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Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections

Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections

Dueling court orders have created new uncertainty for Missouri's congressional map just eight weeks before Election Day

Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined case

Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined case

A federal judge in Missouri has temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the twisting and confusing legal battle

Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's push to use new US House map backed by Trump in November

Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's push to use new US House map backed by Trump in November

The Supreme Court is rebuffing Missouri’s push to use a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump in the November election

Supreme Court won't let Missouri use GOP-favored congressional map

Supreme Court won't let Missouri use GOP-favored congressional map

Missouri had asked the Supreme Court to allow a GOP-favored congressional map blocked by the state's highest court.

Texas and 19 Other States Support Missouri's Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court on Redistricting Map

Texas and 19 Other States Support Missouri's Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court on Redistricting Map

Twenty states, including Texas and Florida, have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Missouri's request to maintain its 2022 congressional map. This action comes after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the 2022 map must be used for the upcoming November elections, overturning a previous decision by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. Missouri officials, including Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, are appealing this ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that switching to a different map so close to the election would cause significant voter confusion. The 2025 map, which was drawn during a special session last year, was designed to favor a Republican candidate in the Kansas City area. The primary election was conducted under this 2025 map, but the Missouri Supreme Court's recent decision means some voters could find themselves in different districts for the general election. The legal challenge highlights the contentious nature of redi...

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Missouri from Using New House Map After Supreme Court Declines Intervention

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Missouri from Using New House Map After Supreme Court Declines Intervention

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Missouri from implementing a new congressional map, a decision that follows the Supreme Court's refusal to intervene in the redistricting dispute. The revised map, passed by the Republican-led legislature, aimed to reassign parts of Kansas City from Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver's 5th Congressional District to neighboring Republican districts and extend the remainder into rural Republican areas. This move would have significantly altered Cleaver's district, with approximately 59% of its voters being new under the proposed map. Despite the controversy surrounding the map, Cleaver ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The legal challenge against the new map was initiated by State Senator Rick Brattin, who won the Republican primary in the reshaped district, along with Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Onder and other voters. The federal judge's temporary order comes after a state court ruling that would have prevented the use of the new map, and minutes after Sup...

Missouri Attorney General Challenges State Supreme Court Ruling on Congressional Map in Federal Court

Missouri Attorney General Challenges State Supreme Court Ruling on Congressional Map in Federal Court

Missouri's Solicitor General, Lou Capozzi, representing Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, has filed a federal court motion to block a Missouri Supreme Court order. The state Supreme Court had ruled that the 2025 congressional map, which favors Republicans, cannot be used in the upcoming November election due to a legally sufficient petition referendum. This means the state would revert to its previous district lines. Capozzi's filing in the Eastern District of Missouri, before U.S. Chief Judge Stephen Clark (an appointee of President Trump), argues that the state Supreme Court's decision, based solely on state law, adopted a 'legal fiction' by retroactively invalidating the 2025 map used in the primary. The Attorney General's office is not defending the state Supreme Court's decision, asserting that their oath to the U.S. Constitution prevents them from defending the use of a different congressional map for the general election under these 'extraordinary and unprecede...

Federal Judge Orders Use of 2025 Congressional Map in Missouri, Overruling State Supreme Court

Federal Judge Orders Use of 2025 Congressional Map in Missouri, Overruling State Supreme Court

A federal judge in Missouri has ordered the state's Secretary of State, Denny Hoskins, to implement the 2025 congressional map for the upcoming November 2026 election. This ruling comes just days after the Missouri Supreme Court declared the new map was not legally in effect and mandated the use of the older 2022 map. The 2025 map, which was approved by Republicans in the General Assembly, is designed to give the Republican party a theoretical 7-1 advantage in U.S. House seats in Missouri by redrawing the Fifth District of Kansas City, a traditionally Democratic stronghold. The Missouri Supreme Court's decision last week was based on a successful referendum petition challenging the 2025 map, which they deemed lawful and sufficient to suspend the new map's implementation. However, Republican congressional candidates, including Rep. Bob Onder and state Sen. Rick Brattin, filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the use of the older map, arguing that switching maps after the primary election would cause signi...

Republicans suffered a stunning Supreme Court loss. It lasted minutes.

Republicans suffered a stunning Supreme Court loss. It lasted minutes.

What the hell is going on with Missouri’s congressional election?

Twenty States Urge U.S. Supreme Court Intervention in Missouri Congressional Map Dispute

Twenty States Urge U.S. Supreme Court Intervention in Missouri Congressional Map Dispute

Twenty state Attorneys General have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting Missouri's request to temporarily block a Missouri Supreme Court ruling concerning the state's congressional map. The Missouri Supreme Court had ruled that the 2022 congressional map must be used for the upcoming November election, while voters decide on a new map. The amicus brief, led by Florida and Texas, argues against changing electoral rules close to an election, citing the 'Purcell principle.' This principle suggests that courts should avoid making drastic changes to voting or election rules too close to an election to prevent voter confusion and administrative difficulties. The brief contends that implementing a new map now could lead to candidates running in different areas than where they were primaried, voters casting ballots for candidates they did not nominate, and state officials struggling to administer a different election than initially planned.

The Latest: First speakers at GOP midterm convention praise Trump ahead of president’s speech

The Latest: First speakers at GOP midterm convention praise Trump ahead of president’s speech

Republicans are gathering in Dallas for a unique two-day midterm convention, focusing on President Donald Trump

California and States Warn Supreme Court of 'Chaos' Over USPS Mail Ballot Rules

California and States Warn Supreme Court of 'Chaos' Over USPS Mail Ballot Rules

California and 23 other states, along with the District of Columbia, have warned the U.S. Supreme Court that new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rules for mail ballots, implemented under President Trump's executive order, would cause widespread disruption and could disenfranchise millions of voters in the upcoming November election. The Democrat-led coalition argued that compliance with these rules would be impossible for some states before the midterms, preventing many from voting by mail or at all. They also cited objections from officials in conservative states like Utah, Florida, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin, who anticipate an "unmitigated disaster" if the rules proceed. The new regulations require states to submit complete voter lists to the Postal Service and adopt new ballot envelopes with individualized voter bar codes. The Postal Service would then reject any mail ballots not matching these lists. Additionally, President Trump's order directed the Department of Homeland Security to develop its own list o...