Missouri court opens contempt probe into Republican official over redistricting fight
Powell gave Hoskins until noon Wednesday to answer contempt claims after an email told election officials to use the 2025 map.
- On Tuesday night, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice W. Brent Powell ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to appear in person Thursday, Sept. 10, to explain why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly violating the court's injunction.
- The legal conflict stems from the 2025 congressional map, which opponents challenged with more than 300,000 signatures, prompting the Missouri Supreme Court to block its implementation.
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied an emergency stay Tuesday, leaving the state injunction intact; however, U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark subsequently issued a temporary restraining order, which Hoskins used to justify instructing local officials to implement the map.
- Powell's order directs Hoskins to explain why his email instructing officials to use the 2025 map does not violate the injunction and requires him to halt all map-related election actions until receiving guidance from a higher court.
- Hoskins has until noon today, Wednesday, to submit a formal response to the show-cause order, with ballots set for delivery starting Sept. 19, creating urgency over which map will be used.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Secretary of State is set to appear before the Missouri Supreme Court Thursday morning to argue why he should not be held in contempt for directing the use of the 2025 congressional map for the November election. The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered Hoskins to appear by 10 a.m. Thursday
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