Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to members of the press after his contempt hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court W. Brent Powell speaks during the contempt hearing of Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway speaks to members of the media after the contempt hearing of Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State of Missouri, at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins walks into the courtroom for his contempt hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins leaves the courtroom after his contempt hearing at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Missouri state Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake Saint Louis, listens to attorney arguments in the contempt hearing of Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Liz Rymarev/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)