Missouri’s high court found Denny Hoskins in contempt, but said he corrected his conduct by directing election officials to use the 2022 map. Read the full ruling.Â
Attorney William J. Seidleck speaks to the supreme court justices at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps. (Photo/Liz Rymarev, ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Post-Dispatch)
Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins leaves the courtroom after his contempt hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps.
Attorney Charles W. Hatfield speaks to members of the press after a hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins to appear for contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps. (Photo/Liz Rymarev, ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Post-Dispatch)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri W. Brent Powell responds to attorney William J. Seidleck at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps. (Photo/Liz Rymarev, ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Post-Dispatch)
Missouri Supreme Court judges questioned Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins' lawyer on Sept. 10, 2026. The hearing was on whether or not to hold Hoskins in contempt for telling local election authorities to use a congressional map the court last week ruled was never the law. Video courtesy of the Missouri Supreme Court.
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments for and against holding Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt after a series of decisions impacting redistricting in the state. The hearing was Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.
Missouri is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its new congressional map after the state’s high court blocked it days before the ballot deadline.
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri W. Brent Powell responds to attorney William J. Seidleck at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps. (Photo/Liz Rymarev, ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Post-Dispatch)
Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins leaves the courtroom after his contempt hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps.
Attorney Charles W. Hatfield speaks to members of the press after a hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins to appear for contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps. (Photo/Liz Rymarev, ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Post-Dispatch)
Attorney William J. Seidleck speaks to the supreme court justices at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State of Missouri Denny Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing over use of new congressional maps. (Photo/Liz Rymarev, ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Post-Dispatch)
