court-decisions is the sole category represented across all 3 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 3 of 3 also mention Catherine Hanaway, the most common co-covered peer. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.8 for the same window.
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What the coverage shows about Missouri Supreme Court
court-decisions is the sole category represented across all 3 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 3 of 3 also mention Catherine Hanaway, the most common co-covered peer. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 2 original sources each against 2.8 for the same window. Their average consequence score of 5 runs below the beat's 5.6 for that window. This profile follows 3 Legal stories mentioning Missouri Supreme Court across the period from September 4, 2026 to September 5, 2026.
Stories tracked
3
Sources per story
2
Computed from the 3 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 27 Legal stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Voters choose congressional districts and decide whether to keep or reject the new map.
State's requested resolution deadline
Missouri asks the Court to resolve the case by this date, citing federal law on mailing overseas and military ballots.
Ballot change deadline
Missouri law sets a Tuesday deadline to make changes to the November ballot, increasing pressure on the Supreme Court to act quickly.
Plaintiffs' response deadline
The U.S. Supreme Court orders plaintiffs who sued over the map to respond by midday.
Missouri appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway files an emergency application asking the Supreme Court to halt the state court decision immediately.
Missouri files emergency appeal
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway asks the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the map and resolve the case by September 14.
Petition rejected on primary Election Day
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejects referendum petitions, asserting the Missouri Constitution does not allow referendums on congressional redistricting.
New districts used in August primaries; Hoskins rejects petition
The new congressional districts are used in the August primaries. Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins waits until primary election day to reject the referendum petition, arguing the referendum process cannot apply to congressional redistricting.
Primary election uses new map
The new congressional map is used in Missouri's state primary election.
Referendum petition filed
Opponents file a referendum petition with more than 300,000 signatures seeking to block the GOP-drawn congressional map passed by the Republican-led legislature.
New congressional districts take effect
Missouri's new congressional map is adopted; the state supreme court later rules that a referendum petition suspends the new districts retroactive to this point.
Missouri enacts new congressional map
Missouri enacts a new congressional map that includes an additional Republican seat.
The U.S. Supreme Court weighs emergency relief over a Missouri congressional map after the state's high court sided with a 300,000-signature referendum bid, creating a September 14 ballot-admin deadline that could disrupt GOP midterm strategy.
Missouri's emergency Supreme Court application tests whether a state referendum can suspend a congressional map after a primary. The dispute centers on more than 300,000 signatures and a November ballot question on the map.
The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously held that a referendum petition with more than 300,000 signatures was valid, blocking a GOP-favorable congressional map and keeping the 2020-census districts in place for November 2026. The ruling resolves a state constitutional question over whether the referendum power reaches redistricting and sets up a likely U.S. Supreme Court appeal by Missouri's attorney general.