Wisconsin Supreme Court rules GOP-drawn legislative map unconstitutional in big win for Dems

By Julia Johnson

Published December 22, 2023 5:38pm ET

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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules GOP-drawn legislative map unconstitutional in big win for Dems — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court decided Friday that the Republican-submitted legislative maps must be redrawn as they don’t consist of contiguous territory. After the 4-3 decision, Justice Jill J. Karofsky wrote on behalf of the majority, detailing that “Because the current state legislative districts contain separate, detached territory and therefore violate the constitution’s contiguity requirements, we enjoin […]

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court decided Friday that the Republican-submitted legislative maps must be redrawn as they don’t consist of contiguous territory.

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