No. 26A388·Stay application·Filed by a private party·Presented to Justice Kavanaugh·From United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
What did the Court do?
The Court granted the request on September 25, 2026: the lower court's ruling is on hold while the appeal continues.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
Filed · Ruled · 3 days after filing
What's being asked
People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn ask the Court to clarify its September 10 order or, alternatively, temporarily pause (stay) lower-court orders. The dispute concerns whether Missouri may use its 2022 or 2025 congressional map in the 2026 election.
What the Court did
The Court granted the emergency request, pausing (staying) Eighth Circuit orders and Missouri federal court injunctions dated September 21 and 22. The September 10 stay remains; lower courts may not block the 2022 map or require the 2025 map for Missouri's 2026 election. The Court did not publish how the justices voted.
Vote not published · 9the order does not say how they voted
The order does not say how any justice voted, as is usual on the emergency docket.
Filing30 days
Half of 82 rulings on applications where the Court asked for a response came 10 to 26 days after filing, and the median was 17 days; this one was ruled on 3 days after filing.
What it means
This temporary emergency ruling does not decide who wins the map dispute. The dispute continues in the Missouri federal district court and Eighth Circuit. No related Supreme Court case for a final decision is listed, and the Court set no argument.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A388. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.