The court fight over Missouri's Trump-backed congressional map

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

25% left · 53% center · 22% right of 114 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 22 stories.

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1. May 2026

   May 12– 13Missouri’s new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting5 articles · 5 independent sources

   1 left, 0 center, 3 right

2. August 2026

   Aug 4– 5Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts21 articles · 16 independent sources

   1 left, 1 center, 0 right
3. Aug 4– 6Missouri redistricting referendum blocked by secretary of state, drawing lawsuit10 articles · 7 independent sources

   4 left, 2 center, 1 right
4. Aug 11Missouri Supreme Court seeks swift action in redistricting ballot measure case3 articles · 3 independent sources

   0 left, 1 center, 0 right
5. Aug 12– 14Judge sets trial date for Missouri redistricting referendum, initiative petition amendment4 articles · 3 independent sources

   1 left, 1 center, 0 right
6. Aug 19– 21Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts to be used in November election20 articles · 18 independent sources

   1 left, 6 center, 5 right

7. September 2026

   Sep 2– 9Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s request to use congressional map with extra GOP seat157 articles · 62 independent sources

   18 left, 21 center, 13 right
8. Sep 4Missouri AG Hanaway initiates process for Supreme Court appeal of congressional map ruling1 articles · 1 independent sources

   0 left, 0 center, 1 right
9. Sep 5Hanaway sends emergency application to the Supreme Court over ‘Missouri First’ map1 articles · 1 independent sources

   0 left, 1 center, 0 right
10. Sep 5Congressional candidates Onder, Brattin seek to overturn Missouri Supreme Court map decision1 articles · 1 independent sources

    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
11. Sep 8Federal judge orders Missouri to use map targeting Dem House seat1 articles · 1 independent sources

    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
12. Sep 9– 13Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using new map favoring Republicans in midterms133 articles · 60 independent sources

    15 left, 25 center, 8 right
13. Sep 9– 11Federal judge allows Missouri’s top court to hold contempt hearing in redistricting dispute24 articles · 16 independent sources

    4 left, 6 center, 2 right
14. Sep 10Supreme Court Pauses Federal Court Order, Dealing Blow to Missouri Republicans in Gerrymander Battle1 articles · 1 independent sources

    1 left, 0 center, 0 right
15. Sep 10Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some Missouri voters6 articles · 6 independent sources

    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
16. Sep 12– 14Hoskins subject of class-action suit over congressional map5 articles · 4 independent sources

    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
17. Sep 13– 17Appeals court weighs Trump-backed Missouri congressional map despite Supreme Court block20 articles · 16 independent sources

    3 left, 5 center, 2 right
18. Sep 17– 18Two more lawsuits filed against Denny Hoskins over Missouri map disputes5 articles · 5 independent sources

    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
19. Sep 21– 27Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time162 articles · 60 independent sources

    12 left, 25 center, 13 right
20. Sep 22– 25SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri7 articles · 5 independent sources

    3 left, 0 center, 2 right
21. Sep 22House Democrats get BAD NEWS about their foothold in Missouri2 articles · 2 independent sources

    0 left, 0 center, 1 right
22. Sep 22How the GOP could strike out at the Supreme Court over its Missouri congressional map1 articles · 1 independent sources

    1 left, 0 center, 0 right