Missouri Election Chaos: Supreme Court Leaves 2022 Congressional Map in Place (Ep 833)
Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson
There’s a major congressional election fight unfolding in Missouri, and the situation became even more complicated when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the state’s emergency request to use its revised congressional map in November.
That means Missouri is now preparing to hold the general election using its older 2022 congressional districts—even though voters participated in the August primary using the newer map.
We’ll explain how Missouri ended up in this extraordinary situation, why the state Supreme Court blocked the revised map, and what happens to candidates and voters between now and November.
Plus, the U.S.-Canada trade war has escalated dramatically. President Trump has announced bans on imports of Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles after Canada imposed new retaliatory tariffs on American goods.
We’ll look at what each country is doing and, most importantly, what another round of trade restrictions could mean for consumers and businesses on both sides of the border.
Then, three jurors from the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are speaking publicly after the case ended in a mistrial. They say the jury was divided 11-1 and that one holdout prevented a unanimous verdict.
And here in South Carolina, we have what may be one of the most unusual constitutional lawsuits of the year.
A Greenville-area entrepreneur wants to operate a mobile beauty salon, but South Carolina law permits mobile barbershops while restricting many cosmetology services to fixed locations.
She says that distinction violates her constitutional rights.
🗳️ MISSOURI’S CONGRESSIONAL MAP MESS
Missouri voters went to the polls in August and selected congressional nominees using a Republican-backed map approved in 2025.
But the Missouri Supreme Court later ruled that the newer map never legally took effect because a voter-backed referendum suspended the law.
Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who handles emergency applications from the Eighth Circuit, denied the request without comment and did not refer it to the full Court.
The result is extraordinary:
Missouri is now set to use its 2022 congressional districts for November after holding its primary under different district lines.
We’ll explain what happened, why the courts reached this point and what it means for voters and candidates.
🇺🇸🇨🇦 TRUMP ESCALATES THE TRADE WAR WITH CANADA
The U.S.-Canada trade fight has entered another phase.
President Trump announced restrictions on imports of Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars of American products.
Canada’s tariffs cover a broad range of U.S. goods, while the Trump administration says its new restrictions are a response to Ottawa’s actions.
Whatever your view of tariffs, there’s a practical question Americans will be asking:
What does this mean for prices?
We’ll look at the products affected, why both governments are escalating the dispute and what consumers and businesses should watch next.
⚖️ LINDSAY CLANCY JURORS BREAK THEIR SILENCE
Three people who served on the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are talking publicly after last week’s mistrial.
Clancy was charged in the deaths of her three young children and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
The jury ultimately could not reach a unanimous verdict after days of deliberations.
Jurors who have now spoken publicly say the panel was divided 11-1 and that one holdout prevented them from reaching a verdict.
We’ll look at what the jurors say happened inside the deliberation room and what could come next in this closely watched case.
💇♀️ A SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT…OVER A BEAUTY SALON?
Here’s a South Carolina lawsuit with an unusual premise.
Greenville entrepreneur and licensed esthetician Brandi Rosemond wants to operate a mobile beauty salon.
South Carolina law allows licensed mobile barbershops.
But many cosmetology and esthetician services are restricted to traditional fixed-location salons.
Rosemond and the Institute for Justice have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the distinction violates her constitutional right to pursue her occupation.
The state has not yet had the final word, and the lawsuit will have to work its way through federal court.
But it raises an interesting question:
If a barber can legally operate from a mobile shop, why should differently licensed beauty professionals be treated differently?
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