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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David A. Lieb

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

Election 2026 Redistricting Missouri - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

Missouri’s top court previously ordered Hoskins not to use a Trump-backed map in the general election. But U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark on Tuesday barred Hoskins from using anything other than the new map Trump supports.

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