Fair voting maps advocates hold a press conference near the Supreme Court Chamber as the Wisconsin Supreme Court takes oral arguments in a redistricting case at the Wisconsin State Capitol Tuesday.
SAMANTHA MADAR
Viewers watch the Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments in redistricting case on televisions at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday.
SAMANTHA MADAR
Viewers watch the Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments in a redistricting case at the Wisconsin State Capitol Tuesday.
SAMANTHA MADAR
Tamara B. Packard stands before the Wisconsin Supreme Court during a redistricting hearing at the Wisconsin state Capitol Building in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Ruthie Hauge/The Capital Times via AP, Pool)
Democrats on Tuesday called on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn the state's legislative boundaries, arguing the maps drawn less than two years ago are unconstitutional, while conservative justices criticized the timing of the lawsuit, which comes months after the state's high court shifted to a new 4-3 liberal majority.
Advocates for new legislative maps Tuesday said the current maps should be tossed out and a fair redistricting process enshrined in the state Constitution.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley accused Democrats of waiting until they had a sympathetic majority on the court before challenging the Republican-drawn maps.
A chief weakness of Wisconsin's maps, Democratic attorney Mark Gaber said, is that they contain dozens of noncontiguous boundaries, which he said violates the state Constitution.
Former State Senator Tim Cullen speaks as fair voting maps advocates hold a press conference near the Supreme Court Chamber as the Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a redistricting case Tuesday.
Fair voting maps advocates hold a press conference near the Supreme Court Chamber as the Wisconsin Supreme Court takes oral arguments in a redistricting case at the Wisconsin State Capitol Tuesday.
Advocates for new legislative maps Tuesday said the current maps should be tossed out and a fair redistricting process enshrined in the state Constitution.
Former State Senator Tim Cullen speaks as fair voting maps advocates hold a press conference near the Supreme Court Chamber as the Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a redistricting case Tuesday.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley accused Democrats of waiting until they had a sympathetic majority on the court before challenging the Republican-drawn maps.
A chief weakness of Wisconsin's maps, Democratic attorney Mark Gaber said, is that they contain dozens of noncontiguous boundaries, which he said violates the state Constitution.
Tamara B. Packard stands before the Wisconsin Supreme Court during a redistricting hearing at the Wisconsin state Capitol Building in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Ruthie Hauge/The Capital Times via AP, Pool)
