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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MO Sec Of State Faces Contempt Over US House Map
NBC News reports: The no-holds-barred fight over congressional maps in Missouri has reached a new level of intensity with the state’s high court opening a contempt probe into Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The Missouri Supreme Court late on Tuesday issued an order asking Hoskins, a Republican, to explain “why he should not be held … The post MO Sec Of State Faces Contempt Over US House Map appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Missouri court opens contempt probe into Republican official over redistricting fight
The no-holds-barred fight over congressional maps in Missouri has reached a new level of intensity with the state’s high court opening a contempt probe into Secretary of State Denny Hoskins.
Top Missouri Court Considers Holding Official in Contempt
"Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice W. Brent Powell has ordered Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to explain why he should not be held in contempt as a legal battle continues over the state's congressional map," KMBC reports.
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