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Emergency application

Missouri voting rules

Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State of Missouri v. Richard Von Glahn

Denied
No. 26A304Stay applicationFiled by a state or local governmentPresented to Justice KavanaughFrom Supreme Court of Missouri

What did the Court do?

The Court denied the request on September 8, 2026: the lower court's ruling stays in effect while the appeal continues.

Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.

Filed Ruled 4 days after filing

What's being asked

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins asks the Supreme Court to pause a Missouri Supreme Court order granting Richard von Glahn an injunction. The record does not say what the injunction concerns.

What the Court did

Justice Kavanaugh refused emergency help, denying Hoskins's request to pause the Missouri Supreme Court's injunction order. The docket does not give a reason or publish how the justices voted.

Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
  1. Roberts
  2. Thomas
  3. Alito
  4. Sotomayor
  5. Kagan
  6. Gorsuch
  7. Kavanaugh
  8. Barrett
  9. Jackson
The order does not say how any justice voted, as is usual on the emergency docket.
Half of 76 rulings on applications where the Court asked for a response came 12 to 26 days after filing, and the median was 17 days; this one was ruled on 4 days after filing.

What it means

This emergency ruling addresses only Hoskins's request for a temporary pause; it does not decide who wins the dispute. The Missouri Supreme Court's injunction order is not paused, and no related Supreme Court case or argument is listed.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A304. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.

Checked October 6, 2026