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Watch the full Missouri Supreme Court contempt hearing for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments for and against holding Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt.

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Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether Hoskins should be held in contempt
Federal judge denies ‘extraordinary measure’ of enjoining Missouri Supreme Court ahead of Hoskins’ contempt hearing
US Supreme Court Blocks Republican-Drawn Congressional Map in Missouri
The ⁠U.S. Supreme Court ​blocked Missouri ‌on Thursday from ‌using ⁠a ⁠redrawn congressional map that favors Republicans ​in November's midterm elections, ​dealing a setback to ⁠President ⁠Donald Trum...

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Missouri’s congressional map is back before the U.S. Supreme Court, sowing still more confusion
Missouri Supreme Court Sets Contempt Hearing in Fight Over House Map
Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring Republicans
"A federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri," Hanaway wrote in an emergency application for the U.S. Supreme Court to put the ruling on hold, warning it could lead to "unprece...

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U.S. Supreme Court again blocks gerrymandered Missouri voting map
Federal judge orders Missouri to proceed with GOP-friendly map after Supreme Court balked

Missouri’s Republican-Imposed Catch-22, and the Ballad of Denny Hoskins

Readers of The Brief are likely aware of what’s going on with Missouri’s election maps, and of a character at the center of that drama, secretary of state Denny Hoskins.

Federal judge allows Missouri’s top court to hold contempt hearing in redistricting dispute

A federal judge has allowed Missouri’s top court to proceed with a contempt hearing against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in a dispute over new congressional districts supported by President Donald Trump.
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Missourians' early votes could be voided if legal dispute over congressional map drags on

Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said she can't make a decision yet on which maps to use, or she risks the same sort of contempt hearing Secretary of State Denny Hoskins currently faces.