Missouri AG Seeks Federal Block on Supreme Court Map Ruling Before Sept. 9 Ballot Deadline
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Updated · kttn · Sep 8
Missouri AG Seeks Federal Block on Supreme Court Map Ruling Before Sept. 9 Ballot Deadline
3 articles · Updated · kttn · Sep 8
Summary
Sunday’s federal filing asked U.S. Chief Judge Stephen Clark to stop Missouri’s high court from forcing November elections back to the previous congressional map after a referendum challenge.
Lou Capozzi, arguing for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, said the state Supreme Court adopted a “legal fiction” by treating the 2025 map used in the primary as retroactively invalid.
People Not Politicians urged dismissal, saying the federal court lacks jurisdiction, the lawsuit is effectively collusive because Hoskins agrees with the GOP plaintiffs, and any relief would require an injunction rather than a stay.
Noon Monday deadlines now face both Clark and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who is handling Hanaway’s separate U.S. Supreme Court emergency-stay request; decisions could come Monday afternoon.
Tuesday is the deadline to change the Nov. 3 ballot, raising the risk that dueling court orders could disrupt election administration as the attorney general’s office declines to defend the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling.