In split decision, federal judges rule Wisconsin's redistricting law an unconstitutional gerrymander
A federal panel of judges struck down Wisconsin’s 2011 state Assembly maps Monday, ruling them unconstitutional.
It's a decision that could have broad implications for other states' gerrymandered maps and could pave the way for a new national standard to evaluate the constitutionality and fairness of such maps.
The order was handed down by District Judge Barbara Crabb, who was appointed by Jimmy Carter, and Circuit Judge Kenneth Ripple, a Ronald Reagan appointee. District Judge William Griesbach, appointed by George W. Bush, dissented. Ripple wrote the decision.
The three judges found that Act 43, which carved out new districts for the state Assembly, was written to hurt Democrats.
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