Republicans withdraw redistricting lawsuit with state Supreme Court

[hue]

Madison - A group of Republicans asked to withdraw one of its two lawsuits over recalls on Friday, two days after the state Supreme Court asked detailed questions about of its efforts.

The group of Republican citizens asked the high court last month to appoint a panel of three circuit court judges to hear its arguments that any recalls of state lawmakers be held in newly drawn districts that favor their party. If the court declined to form the panel, they asked for the high court to take the case itself.

In orders issued Wednesday and Thursday, the court ordered the Republican group, as well as Democratic ones, to file memorandums on the case by Tuesday. They asked pointed questions, including whether it should defer the case because of a six-month-old federal case over the new election maps filed by one of the Democratic groups.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/republicans-withdraw-redistricting-lawsuit-with-state-supreme-court-mu39n4g-134912903.html

[AleksS]

1. Does the article mention that the Repugs did NOT

Does the article mention that the Repugs did NOT withdraw the second, identical suit they filed in the Waukesha County courts?

Oh yeah:
"The group filed its case with the Supreme Court on Nov. 21, but a week later it filed an almost identical suit in Waukesha County."

I wonder why they didn't withdraw both suits. I wonder why they left the one in Waukesha County keep rolling along....

Hmmm...

Oh yeah, again from the article:

"The GOP group's filing also came after it became clear this week that Justice David Prosser was not participating in the case."

Disgusting. Since their ace-in-the-hole was sitting this one out, they took their ball and ran to Waukesha, where they're sure to find some friendly faces.

Seriously though, doesn't this really expose Prosser's bias? When republicans won't even send a case to the SC unless Prosser is hearing it?