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Missouri congressional map court dispute
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Where it stands
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Missouri’s emergency request to implement the proposed congressional map, while the state’s highest court ruled it never became law. A federal judge in St. Louis then ordered the map used for November, leaving conflicting court orders unresolved as of September 10, 2026.
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The story so far
Update 1
Missouri has two maps and one election — which court bends?
Missouri's high court said the GOP's 7-1 map never became law. Justice Kavanaugh left that ruling alone — then a federal judge ordered the map used anyway, leaving one election with two commands.
What moved
- Missouri Supreme Court rules 7-0 HB 1 never took effect
- Judge Clark grants 14-day TRO requiring HB 1
Still open after this report
- No final answer on which order controls if both remain technically in force
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
People
Bob OnderAmerican politician and physician (born 1962)1 report
Brett KavanaughU.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)1 report
Catherine HanawayAmerican politician1 report- Denny HoskinsAmerican politician1 report
Emanuel CleaverU.S. Representative from Missouri1 report- Richard Von Glahnprofessor of history1 report
Stephen R. Clark Sr.American judge1 report- W. Brent PowellAssociate Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court1 report
Places
- Kansas CityKansas City, MO, USA1 report
- MissouriMissouri, USA1 report
- St. LouisSt. Louis, MO, USA1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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Democracy Docketdemocracydocket.com4
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- Supreme Court of the United States
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CourtListenercourtlistener.com2
- Memorandum and Order On August 4, 2026, Missouri concluded its primary elections using the congressional districts laid out in House Bill 1 (“HB 1”). Missouri voters and candidates for federal office in Missouri request that the Court issue a temporary restraining order enjoining the use of any congressional district map other than HB 1, see generally doc. 2. All parties, including Intervenors People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, had notice and submitted briefing. Docs. 2, 12, 19–20, 29–30. Having considered the Verified Complaint, the affidavit attached to it, the parties’ and intervenors’ briefs, and applicable law, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order. I. Facts and Background The Court treats the following uncontroverted facts, drawn from Plaintiffs’ verified complaint, docs. 1, 4, as true for the sake of resolving this motion for a TRO. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(1)(A). Only a very narrow set of facts bear on the resolution of Plaintiffs’ request for a TRO. On September 12, 2025, the Missouri General Assembly passed HB 1, replacing the prior congressional district map enacted in 2022. Doc. 1 ¶¶ 15–16; doc. 12-4 at 11 (The Court cites to CONGRESSMAN ROBERT “BOB” ONDER et al., Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF MISSOURI and DENNY HOSKINS, Defendants.
- Emergency Application for Stay(249929152.1)
All About Redistrictinglls.edu1
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Redistricting Onlineredistrictingonline.org1
State Court Reportstatecourtreport.org1
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