"Supreme Court Weighs Challenge to Wisconsin's Election Maps"

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the state's heavily Republican-leaning legislative maps. Attorneys for the voters who filed the challenge are asking the court to declare the maps unconstitutional and order new ones drawn based on "traditional redistricting criteria." The court's newly constituted liberal majority will decide the case, with conservative justices questioning the need to revisit the issue so soon after a previous case. The challenge argues that the maps violate free speech and equality guarantees in the state's constitution. If successful, the lawsuit could force senators to run in new districts in a special election in 2024.