Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Landmark Gerrymandering Case

The court's decision could lead to fairer legislative districts in 2024, potentially restoring representative democracy in a key battleground state.

Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging heavily gerrymandered state legislative districts, which could lead to fairer maps in 2024.
Wisconsin Republicans had threatened to impeach Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who was elected in April, to prevent the new court's progressive majority from striking down the GOP-drawn maps.
Democrats have won 14 of the past 17 statewide elections in Wisconsin, but Republicans' majorities in the legislature have allowed them to repeatedly thwart the will of a majority of the state's voters.
Since 2011, Wisconsin has been one of the most gerrymandered states in the country, giving legislative Republicans a green light to entrench their own power.
An opinion by the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the GOP's gerrymandered maps could restore representative democracy in one of the country's most important battleground states.