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In a setback for Democrats, the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to hear challenges to reconsider the state’s congressional district boundaries before the midterm elections.
The court made the decision without comment from the justices.
Democrats sought more favorable districts in their efforts to regain the House.
BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear a challenge brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state’s current congressional district boundaries before the 2026 midterms. pic.twitter.com/gkQSuXS8GX
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From POLITICO:
Democrats asked the court to redraw the maps, which would have put two of the state’s six congressional seats currently held by Republicans into play. It was the second time in as many years that the court had refused to hear the challenges.
Democrats hoped the court would revisit the congressional lines after it ordered state legislative boundaries redrawn. Democrats then picked up seats in the November election.
“It’s good that Wisconsin has fair maps at the state level, but we deserve them at the federal level as well,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said. “Unfortunately, gerrymandered maps for members of Congress will remain in Wisconsin.”
Attorneys who brought the lawsuits did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
Republicans hold six of the state’s eight U.S. House seats, but only two of those districts are considered competitive.
In related news, Republicans are considering redrawing congressional districts in Ohio and Texas.
It could potentially give the GOP seven additional House seats.
GOP Reportedly Considers Redrawing Congressional Districts In Two States
Per Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Democrats in their challenge argued the current map was drawn based on a “least change” principle that they said the court abandoned when it struck down the state’s legislative maps in December 2023. That theory refers to favoring maps that minimize changes to existing boundary lines.
Elias Law Group, a Democratic law firm led by Marc Elias, who has led previous voting access lawsuits in Wisconsin and across the country, filed a similar petition last year asking the court to reconsider the U.S. House boundaries, though the court similarly rejected that last-minute push.
This year’s challenge came in the form of two petitions to the high court, which is controlled by a 4-3 liberal majority. Elias Law Group filed one petition, and the Campaign Legal Center filed another on behalf of voters.