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A law professor at The Volokh Conspiracy discusses a recent Supreme Court order regarding standing and procedural issues in a Missouri case, noting that five justices disagreed with the court's handling of the matter despite initial orders from Justice Kavanaugh appearing unanimous. The professor questions whether Justices Thomas and Alito supported Kavanaugh to maintain unity and highlights that this ruling will likely be cited by conservatives for years due to its clarity on Purcell principles.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A federal appeals court in Missouri ordered on September 18 that the state must use newly drawn Republican-backed congressional districts for November’s midterm elections, despite previous rulings by both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Missouri Supreme Court blocking their implementation. The new map, favored by former President Donald Trump, aims to benefit Republicans by altering district boundaries and splitting existing ones. This decision follows a long-standing legal battle over redistricting in Missouri, which has seen multiple conflicting court orders affecting voter registration and ballots already printed using the old 2022 map. As a result, the case is likely headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final ruling before November's elections.
Written for “Missouri Redistricting Saga” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 26 other(s) covering the same event.
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Uncertain
23%
3 of 13 hedged
Leaning
Leans right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Correction & hedging signals
65.8
corrections and hedging in what we collected;
not a measure of accuracy
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Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent
The sun is setting shortly and I'm on the go, so my comments about the Missouri order will be brief.
asserted
comments → set → order
First, the Court only addressed standing in a footnote.
asserted
Court → address → footnote
I am still not convinced any of the parties had standing but at least 5 members of the Court disagreed, including the Court's leading proceduralist.
asserted
members → convince → proceduralist
Second, the per curiam noted that Justice Kavanaugh's prior orders had no noted dissents.
asserted
orders → note → dissents
I am still not convinced all three of these orders were unanimous.
asserted
three → convince → orders
It may be that Justices Thomas and Alito did not think it was worth alienating Justice Kavanaugh.
uncertain
it → think → Kavanaugh
The prior case had serious AISG issues.
asserted
case → have → issues
The federal case did not.
asserted
case → do → ?
Fourth, the Court says the merits here are unclear.
uncertain
merits → say → ?
I think this concession was the price of unanimity.
asserted
concession → think → unanimity
Fifth, this is an ironclad Purcell ruling that will be cited by the conservatives for years to come.
asserted
that → cite → years
The conservatives may see value in having this ruling as unanimous.
uncertain
conservatives → see → ruling
I think the Justices felt they had to smack down the 8th circuit here.
asserted
they → think → circuit
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