Emergency application
Missouri redistricting referendum
People Not Politicians v. Robert Onder
What did the Court do?
The Court granted the request on September 10, 2026: the lower court's ruling is on hold while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn ask the Supreme Court to pause a September 8 order from a federal district court in Missouri. The lower court granted a temporary restraining order in Congressman Robert Onder and others' case against Missouri and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The record does not explain what the dispute concerns.
What the Court did
The Court gave emergency help (granted the request) and paused the September 8 district court order (stayed it). The pause lasts through the Eighth Circuit appeal and any timely Supreme Court review. It did not decide who wins the underlying case, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
The emergency order is temporary and does not decide who wins the case. The appeal continues in the Eighth Circuit; no related Supreme Court case or argument date is listed.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A326. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.