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Sep 11, 2026 Missouri Supreme Court rejected a last-minute attempt to block a ballot referendum on redistricting Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The court preserved voter access to a direct-democracy check on gerrymandering by rejecting an official's delay tactic on primary election day.
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- Missouri Supreme Court rejected Secretary of State's attempt to block ballot measure on primary election day — The Missouri Supreme Court rejected Secretary of State Hoskins' argument for blocking a ballot measure on redistricting on the day of the primary election. Hoskins had delayed his decision for months, apparently betting that if he waited until primary day, the court would not disrupt the election process. The seven justices, five of whom are GOP appointees, stood firm and allowed the ballot measure to proceed.
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Week 86 – 2026-09-05–2026-09-11
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Sep 11, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court blocked a federal judge's ruling that had revived the Trump-backed gerrymandered Missouri map Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The Court's intervention prevented a lower federal court from overriding a state supreme court decision and voter-approved redistricting safeguards.
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- U.S. Supreme Court blocked federal judge's ruling reviving gerrymandered districts — The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark (a Trump appointee) that had revived a gerrymandered congressional map in Missouri. The Supreme Court's intervention prevented the federal courts from overriding state law and a state supreme court decision protecting voter-approved redistricting protections. The Court referred the matter back to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 86 – 2026-09-05–2026-09-11
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Sep 11, 2026 Missouri Republican legislators threatened impeachment of state supreme court justices over the redistricting contempt ruling Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
Lawmakers attempted to coerce the judiciary into abandoning enforcement of voter-approved redistricting protections, an unrealized but serious threat to judicial independence.
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- Missouri Republican legislators threatened impeachment of state Supreme Court justices over redistricting ruling — Missouri Republican lawmakers sent a letter threatening impeachment of state Supreme Court justices if they held Secretary of State Hoskins in contempt for defying a court order on redistricting. The letter, sent before the U.S. Supreme Court intervened, insisted that Hoskins comply with the federal judge's order and questioned whether the state Supreme Court understood that federal law is "supreme." The impeachment threat was ultimately not carried out.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 86 – 2026-09-05–2026-09-11
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Sep 11, 2026 Utah Republicans threatened impeachment of a judge enforcing a constitutional gerrymandering ban, then packed the state supreme court Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
When impeachment threats failed to alter a judge's redistricting rulings, lawmakers restructured the court itself to overturn constitutional protections against gerrymandering.
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- Utah Republicans threatened to impeach judge over gerrymandering enforcement — Utah Republicans threatened to impeach a state judge for enforcing a constitutional ban on gerrymandering. When the impeachment threat did not succeed in stopping the judge's rulings, Republicans subsequently packed the state Supreme Court to overturn the judge's decisions and allow gerrymandered districts.
- Utah Republicans packed state Supreme Court to overturn redistricting protections — After their impeachment threat against a judge enforcing a constitutional ban on gerrymandering failed, Utah Republicans packed the state Supreme Court. This court-packing effort was designed to overturn judicial protections against gerrymandered districts and allow partisan redistricting to proceed.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 86 – 2026-09-05–2026-09-11
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