Democratic Bid to Redraw Wisconsin Congressional Map Tossed (1)

A suit demanding Wisconsin redraw its congressional map ahead of the midterms was dismissed by a state court Tuesday.

The current congressional map, which sends six Republicans and two Democrats to Washington, wasn’t crafted in a process that violated the state constitution based on prior court rulings, a special trio of judges impaneled by the state high court ruled.

The plaintiffs, represented by Elias Law Group, argued the lines violated separation of powers rules and were the result of unlawful partisan gerrymandering. The panel concluded the plaintiffs were asking them to go too far and remarked that shifting majorities ...