The filing by attorneys representing the Republican-controlled Legislature comes two days after the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court said it would hear a similar case backed by the GOP. Republicans feel they will have a better shot in the state Supreme Court, controlled 4-3 by conservatives, than they will in federal court. The case belongs in state court and it’s too early for such a case to be considered in federal court, Republicans said in Friday’s filing asking the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit. The last three times redistricting was done in Wisconsin under divided government, in 2002, 1992 and 1982, a federal court drew the maps. If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with Republicans and ends the federal lawsuit, that means the Wisconsin Supreme Court would approve the final maps if the Legislature and governor don’t agree.

Source: thestar September 24, 2021 21:11 UTC