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Another judicial panel rejects challenge to Wisconsin congressional map
The panel said the claims were non-justiciable under Wisconsin law, leaving the state’s 6-2 congressional split in place.
- A three-judge panel on Tuesday dismissed a second lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's congressional maps, ruling the issue of competitive redistricting is a political question beyond the court's authority.
- Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy filed the lawsuit, arguing the state's 2022 congressional map constitutes unconstitutional 'anticompetitive gerrymandering' that shields incumbents from electoral competition.
- Citing a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court precedent, the panel asserted the state constitution 'contains no grant of authority' to regulate map competitiveness, rendering plaintiffs' claims non-justiciable.
- Law Forward, the firm representing the plaintiffs, plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court, though a ruling before this November's midterm elections remains uncertain.
- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes criticized the maps as unfair, while the current congressional map sends six Republicans and two Democrats to Washington.
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Second judicial panel rejects challenge to Wisconsin congressional map
A three-judge panel has rejected another lawsuit attempting to throw out Wisconsin's congressional map. The post Second judicial panel rejects challenge to Wisconsin congressional map appeared first on WPR.
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Lawsuit challenging Wisconsin congressional maps dismissed by three judge panel
A lawsuit seeking to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional maps on the basis that they’re unconstitutionally anti-competitive was dismissed Tuesday by a panel of three circuit court judges. The lawsuit was brought last summer by bipartisan business group Wisconsin Business Leaders…
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