Court Hears Testimony on Redrawing Assembly Districts
The lawsuit alleging that Republicans have unfairly redrawn Assembly districts following the 2010 census wrapped-up hearing testimony on Friday. According to the Associated Press: The case centers on...
View ArticleNew resolution would ban lawmakers’ use of state money to hire attorney
State Representative Andy Jorgensen, D-Fort Atkinson, introduced a resolution banning lawmakers’ use of state money to hire attorneys, if their work is to be kept secret. Jorgensen’s resolution is a...
View ArticleWisconsin Legislature named Black Hole Award “winner” by the Society of...
The Wisconsin Legislature received the “honor” being named one of the association’s 2012 Black Hole Award “winners” for being home to some of the nation’s “most heinous violations of the public’s right...
View ArticleJudges bar GAB from using Republican-drawn redistricting maps; State must...
A panel of three federal judges Thursday barred the state elections board from using new Republican-drawn election maps, until two districts that split Latino voters are redrawn. The ruling says the...
View ArticleJudges say they will redraw 2 Milwaukee districts maps
Three federal judges said in an order Tuesday that they will redraw election maps on Milwaukee’s south side because lawmakers are unable to do so. Last week, the court barred the state elections board...
View ArticleFederal judges adopt plaintiffs’ map for two south side legislative districts
Federal judges adopted the lines of two south side legislative districts proposed by Voces de la Frontera and a group of Democrats. The three-member panel rejected arguments by the state on behalf of...
View ArticleVan Hollen appeals redistricting decision to U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to overturn a decision by a three-judge panel that found maps of two state Assembly districts violated Latinos’ voting rights. A...
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