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Analysis indicates partisan gerrymandering has benefited GOP, leads to court case in Wis.
The 2016 presidential contest was awash with charges that the fix was in: Republican Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was rigged against him, while Democrats have accused the Russians of stacking the odds in Trump's favor.
Top court to hear case that could reshape US political map
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a momentous fight over parties manipulating electoral districts to gain partisan advantage in a case that could affect the balance of power between Democrats and Republicans across the United States.
Voters ask US Supreme Court not to stall new Wisconsin maps
Voters suing to overturn Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative districts want the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the state's request to delay a lower-court decision ordering lawmakers to set new maps by next year's elections.
View from around the state: US high court has chance to reject gerrymandering
My, my, how time flies when we are having redistricting fun.
Schimel: Court should stay order for new legislative maps
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an order to redraw Wisconsin's legislative district boundaries.
Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina on Monday because race played too large a role in their creation.
Schimel urges Supreme Court to protect GOP-drawn districts
Wisconsin's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the state's Republican-drawn legislative districts.
Voters urge US Supreme Court to uphold Wis. gerrymandering ruling
A group of voters is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ruling striking down Wisconsin's GOP-drawn legislative districts.
State makes legal arguments in redistricting appeal (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's Republican attorney general told the U.S. Supreme Court in a legal filing Friday that a ruling striking down GOP-drawn legislative boundaries in the state as unconstitutional is "unprecedented."
Redistricting attorneys could be paid more than $175,000 (UPDATE)
Taxpayers could be on the hook for another $175,000 in legal fees under an agreement released Wednesday that Republican legislative leaders reached with a law firm to represent them in a redistricting lawsuit.
GOP gives law firms blank check for Wisconsin fight (UPDATE)
Republican lawmakers planned to vote Thursday on whether to hire their own attorneys to represent them in the legal fight over legislative district boundaries.
Court orders Legislature to redraw maps
A panel of federal judges has ordered the Wisconsin Legislature to redraw legislative boundaries by November, rejecting calls from those challenging the maps to have the judges do the work.
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