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Missouri Supreme Court orders Denny Hoskins to appear for contempt proceedings Thursday afternoon
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has been told to remain in Jefferson City while the state Supreme Court decides whether he should be held in contempt in the ongoing fight involving the state's congressional map.

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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
Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map
The Supreme Court on Thursday once again prevented Missouri from using a congressional map in November that was redrawn to give Republicans an advantage in the midterm elections.

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US Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court Sets Contempt Hearing in Fight Over House Map
Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring Republicans
The justices let stand a decision by Missouri's top court, which said the new districts cannot be used in the November elections because they were superceded by a citizen petition demanding a statewid...

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Judge revives GOP Missouri congressional map after Kavanaugh denies Republican appeal
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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 Thursday for Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in a tense and twisting legal battle over whether new congressional districts supported by President Donald Trump can be used in the November election.