{"id":6272,"date":"2023-10-11T13:27:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6272"},"modified":"2023-10-11T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:23:44","slug":"democracy-alert-will-files-motion-to-intervene-in-redistricting-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6272","title":{"rendered":"Democracy Alert | WILL Files Motion to Intervene in Redistricting Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/democracy-alert-will-files-motion-to-intervene-in-redistricting-case\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WILL seeks to protect voters of Wisconsin who have duly elected their representatives<\/strong><\/h1>\n
The News:<\/strong> The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a motion to intervene<\/a> in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin\u2019s Legislative Districts. The lawsuit was brought by several Left-leaning attorneys, who are trying to relitigate issues resolved just a year and a half ago.<\/div>\n
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Overturning the current maps would be unprecedented, and would deny voters their rightful representation. WILL\u2019s intervention will allow voters of Wisconsin to defend their interests in this important case.<\/div>\n
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The Quotes:\u00a0<\/strong>Rick Esenberg, WILL President and General Counsel, stated, \u201cMake no mistake, this is a political assault on \u2018democracy.\u2019 The petitioners want the Court to \u2018discover\u2019 that our Constitution suddenly prohibits longstanding practices, and seeks maps they believe will favor their preferred candidates. Courts should not insert themselves into partisan controversies.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Luke Berg, WILL Deputy Counsel, stated, \u201cThis lawsuit is a transparent attempt to use the new Wisconsin Supreme Court majority to reshape Wisconsin\u2019s political landscape. The claims raised in the lawsuit are meritless. WILL stands ready to defend Wisconsin\u2019s voters from this attack.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Why We Are Intervening:\u00a0<\/strong>Although the issues surrounding decennial redistricting were resolved by the Wisconsin Supreme Court just a year and a half ago, Petitioners are attempting to re-litigate that case. They ask\u00a0the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare the current maps unconstitutional, draw new maps from scratch, and order\u00a0all sitting state senators \u2013 including those with two years left on their terms \u2013 to undergo re-election in November 2024. WILL is intervening on behalf of voters from multiple state senate districts who would see their vote disenfranchised if the Court grants the remedy sought by the lawsuit.<\/div>\n
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WILL has been on the forefront of litigation regarding legislative boundaries in Wisconsin. In August of 2021, WILL filed an original action in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC),<\/em> asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to update the legislative districts to address population changes, given that the Legislature and Governor were unable to agree on new maps. WILL successfully argued that the Wisconsin Supreme Court should ignore projected partisan outcomes and make the \u201cleast changes\u201d possible to update the maps, to prevent the Court from getting embroiled in partisan considerations. And, when maps proposed by Governor Evers violated the U.S. Constitution\u2019s Equal Protection Clause, WILL successfully petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States.<\/div>\n
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