2 Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterm election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of two lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin would not be resolved until after the 2026 midterms under a timeline up for approval Friday.

Democrats who brought a second challenge in the battleground state are seeking a more aggressive schedule that would get that case decided in time for the November elections.

Scheduling conferences in both cases on Friday come the day after Indiana Republicans soundly rejected President Donald Trump’s demand that they redraw congressional lines in that deep red state. Trump is waging a national redistricting battle as he tries to preserve a slim Republican majority in the House in next year’s elections.

Both of the Wisconsin cases are before newly assigned three-judge panels, the first time that process has been used under a 2011 law enacted by Republicans. The dual hearings on Friday afternoon are two hours and two floors apart in the same courthouse, just blocks from the state Capitol.



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