Wisconsin Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Congressional Maps Lawsuit
The justices voted 4-3 to hear the appeal after a lower panel dismissed it, while rejecting an expedited briefing schedule.
- On Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the state's congressional maps, accepting an appeal from the Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy Coalition after a lower panel dismissed the lawsuit.
- The Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy Coalition brought the lawsuit, arguing the current maps amount to an "anti-competitive gerrymander" that insulates incumbents and discourages voter and candidate participation.
- While accepting the case, the Court denied a motion to expedite filed April 29, meaning the legal review will proceed through normal deadlines and is unlikely to change maps before November elections.
- Conservative Justices Annette Ziegler and Rebecca Grassl Bradley dissented, accusing the majority of "the taint of judicial activism," while Justice Rebecca Dallet wrote that deciding to hear a case does not reflect prejudgment.
- The Supreme Court will consider whether the lower judicial panel was right to dismiss the lawsuit and could potentially send the case back to the circuit court level for further proceedings.
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