US EditionWisconsin Supreme Court Says 3-Judge Panels Must Decide Congressional Redistricting Cases
Two three-judge panels will review claims that Wisconsin's congressional maps unconstitutionally protect incumbents and reduce electoral competition before the 2026 midterms.
- The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed two three-judge panels to review lawsuits about congressional redistricting on November 25, 2025.
- The lawsuits claim that Wisconsin's congressional maps from 2011 are an unconstitutional gerrymander that favors Republicans.
- The Supreme Court only addressed the procedural issue of whether three-judge panels should hear the cases, not the lawsuits' main arguments.
- Justice Annette Ziegler criticized the opinion as 'legal fiction' and a 'charade.
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Wisconsin to Review Congressional Maps
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “The state Supreme Court on Nov. 25 appointed two three-judge panels to hear lawsuits from liberal groups challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines before the 2026 elections, sparking outrage from conservative justices who noted the court has rejected earlier cases.”
Wisconsin congressional map lawsuits move forward
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed judicial panels to hear two lawsuits challenging the state’s congressional districts, a move that could lead to the Republican-leaning map being redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterms. In two orders issued Tuesday, justices established separate three-judge panels to hear the cases, implementing a process that was created by Republicans 14 years ago. Under that procedure, the lawsuits against the maps will pr…
Wisconsin Supreme Court says 3-judge panels must decide congressional redistricting cases
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a pair of three-judge panels to hear two lawsuits that argue the battleground state’s congressional maps must be redrawn because they unconstitutionally favor Republicans. The court’s minority conservative justices blasted the creation of the three-judge panels as unimaginable political maneuvering designed to benefit Democrats. It’s unclear whether new districts could be ordere…
Wisconsin Supreme Court says 3-judge panels will decide redistricting cases
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a pair of three-judge panels to hear arguments in two lawsuits challenging the state’s congressional maps. The challenges to the maps come as fights play out all over the country over the dividing…
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