Republican attacks on the Missouri Supreme Court may just be the beginning

By: Bridgette Dunlap

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 957

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago


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I was baffled when I saw that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, represented by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, had asked a federal district court for an injunction against the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri.

Why would they risk infuriating the court that they regularly appear before with a weird gambit in federal court that was certain to fail? A gambit the U.S. Supreme Court had already indicated …

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