Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns GOP-Drawn Maps, Orders New Ones

The court ruled in favor of Democrats, finding the current maps to be unconstitutional due to non-contiguous districts.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Democrats, ordering that new legislative district maps be drawn.
The court found the current maps, drawn by Republicans, to be unconstitutional as they contain separate, detached territories, violating the constitution's contiguity requirements.
The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election, in a state where four of the six past presidential elections have been decided by fewer than 23,000 votes.
The court will proceed with adopting remedial maps in time for the 2024 election unless the Republican-controlled Legislature can pass maps that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will sign.
The lawsuit was filed a day after the court's majority flipped to 4-3 liberal control in August.