Republicans Win Another Redistricting Battle – IOTW Report

Republicans Win Another Redistricting Battle

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn boundaries for the next 10 years, reversing its previous decision after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Democrat governor’s proposal.

The state Supreme Court issued a 4-3 decision, with Justice Brian Hagedorn joining fellow conservatives on the court, in favor of maps drawn by legislative Republicans, which the majority determined to be “race neutral” because they did not consider race in drawing them.

Evers’ maps had factored in race to increase the number of Black majority Assembly districts from six to seven. The Republican-drawn maps chosen Friday reduce the number of Black majority districts to five. More

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