Missouri Secretary of State faces contempt hearing amid redistricting fight 

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Today's Top Stories - September 10, 2026

Today's Top Stories - September 10, 2026

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) is set to appear before the state Supreme Court on Thursday as judges weigh whether to hold him in contempt amid an escalating battle over the state’s congressional map. 

Late Wednesday night, a federal judge rejected the state’s request to stop the morning proceedings.  

“Numerous considerations counsel this Court against enjoining a state court of last resort, particularly before it even conducts a hearing,” U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark wrote in a brief order.  

 “For starters, the Supreme Court of Missouri is a fellow court, and a court of a separate sovereign. And enjoining another court’s hearing is an extraordinary measure that pretermits that court’s decision—that court could deny the relief requested, or hold any ruling in abeyance pending further federal proceedings,” he added.  

Missouri officials took the unusual step earlier Wednesday of asking Clark to intervene and “bar the Missouri Supreme Court’s attempt to punish Secretary Hoskins for complying with this Court’s order.”  

Republican Attorney General Catherine........

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