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After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional Districts

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

March 1st, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the state’s Congressional districts, after throwing out state assembly and senate maps as unconstitutional late last year.

WI Gov. Signs Fairer Maps, MO High Court Rejects Challenge to State Senate Map, and NV’s Redistricting Commission Ballot Question Struck Down

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024

Wisconsin’s governor signed off on state legislative maps February 19th, fixing some of the worst gerrymandering in the U.S. Missouri’s Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the state senate map, and a Nevada court rejected a citizen ballot initiative to implement an independent redistricting commission.

In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

In a game of chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP legislators passed somewhat competitive redistricting maps proposed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, to avoid having truly fair maps forced upon them by the court.

Wisconsin Senate Defiantly Passes Gerrymandered Replacement State Assembly and Senate Maps, But Won’t Have the Last Word

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024

After having its earlier state assembly and senate maps thrown out by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in early January, the Wisconsin legislature tried to preserve its partisan advantage with its new maps. But it won’t have the last word.

New State Voting District Maps Submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Range from Status Quo to Competitive

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

Seven sets of state legislative maps were submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court January 12th, ranging from a Republican-dominated status quo, to competitive.