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Will State Supreme Court Draw New Legislative Boundaries? Chief Justice is leery of the court expanding its role in redistricting. Conservatives want it to be the final arbiter of new district maps. //end headline wrapper ?> Wisconsin Supreme Court. Photo by Dave Reid. The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court signaled Thursday she was wary of a Republican-backed plan that would give the court more power over the next round of redistricting. The petition, which was filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), would send all state redistricting lawsuits dir...

The Republican gerrymander held. But Waukesha County has grown more Democratic since 2012. By Bruce Thompson - Dec 31st, 2020 02:01 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Silver Spring enters Waukesha County. Photo by Carl Baehr. What can the 2020 election results tell us about the condition of our state? First, and not surprisingly, the data make clear that the Wisconsin gerrymander lives on. Following the 2010 Census, Republicans in the state Legislature worked with lawyers from the Michael Best law firm to design a system of legislative districts that would assure co...