Republicans want Supreme Court to reject redraw of congressional lines, ACLU backs new map

Wisconsin’s six GOP House members and Republican state lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit asking the justices to redraw congressional lines.

And the six members of Congress want liberal Justice Janet Protasiewiciz to recuse herself from the case after comments she made during her 2023 race about the maps.

The GOP legislators were among those who met a Friday deadline to indicate whether they wanted to weigh in on a lawsuit that argues the current districts failed to adhere to standards requiring the districts to have identical populations. That would be six districts with 736,715 people and two with 736,714. But some districts when drawn had 736,716 people. The suit, filed by the Campaign Legal Center, also argues the congressional map improperly split counties.

The court has also received a second lawsuit asking to overturn the congressional maps, calling them partisan gerrymanders. The deadline is later this week to weigh in on that case.





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