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State attorneys: Lawmakers should redraw maps in 2018 (UPDATE)
Republican lawmakers should be allowed to redraw legislative boundaries if the U.S. Supreme Court says they must be recast, state attorneys told a panel of federal judges in a filing Thursday.
State says redistricting should wait until after appeal
The Wisconsin Department of Justice says the state Legislature should not go about the task of redrawing legislative boundaries until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case.
Attorneys: Too soon to think about new legislative elections
Attorneys who won a ruling that Wisconsin's legislative boundaries are unconstitutional say it's too soon to think about a new round of elections.
Judges say legislative boundaries unconstitutional
Federal judges struck down Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative districts as unconstitutional on Monday, marking a victory for minority Democrats that could force the Legislature to redraw the maps.
Federal court blocks GOP’s redistricting maps
Federal judges struck down Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative districts as unconstitutional on Monday, marking a victory for minority Democrats that could force the Legislature to redraw the maps.
Supreme Court to review NC’s use of race in redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether Republican lawmakers relied too heavily on race when they redrew North Carolina's congressional districts to give the GOP a powerful advantage in the swing state.
Attorney argues redistricting plan clearly hurts Democrats (UPDATE)
A GOP plan that reworked the Wisconsin Assembly's district lines was one of the worst examples of partisan gerrymandering in American history, an attorney challenging the new boundaries argued Tuesday.
Federal judge to hear evidence in redistricting lawsuit
A federal judge will launch a three-day trial this week to decide whether legislative district boundaries that Wisconsin Republicans drew four years ago amount to an unconstitutional attempt to consolidate power.
Justice officials move to dismiss redistricting lawsuit
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed over a state legislative district map, claiming the 2011 lines were drawn to the advantage of Republicans.
Democrats sue over 2011 redistricting (UPDATE)
A group of Democrats is asking a federal court to throw out Wisconsin's legislative Assembly district map, claiming the 2011 lines were drawn to the advantage of Republicans and therefore are unconstitutional.
Redistricting isn’t going away
Few legislative causes have drawn as much interest and as little momentum as redistricting, the drawing of new voter boundaries after each 10-year census.
State high court dismisses redistricting case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a Waukesha County case Monday that stemmed from a challenge to the state Republicans’ redistricting in 2011.
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