Justices reject rules fast-tracking redistricting lawsuits
TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican request that all state redistricting lawsuits start in the high court.
In its order denying the request, the court recapped the arguments for and against the Republicans request, but it offered little explanation for its denial, saying only that the rule changes wouldn t help the justices weigh any redistricting challenges.
The court cautioned, though, that its denial doesn t mean it would refuse to hear an appeal from a lower court ruling or reject a request to take a case directly. The order did not say how each justice voted.