WI: Lawyer in maps case tells 'UpFront' he's looking to '28 for resolution on congressional lines

Jeff Mandell, co-founder of Law Forward which is suing to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional maps, says he’s looking to 2028 and not the 2026 midterms for a resolution.

“The ultimate goal is to have fair maps here in Wisconsin,” Mandell said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “We do believe that voters are disenfranchised every time that we go to the polls without those fair maps, but I don’t know that it’s really realistic at this point to have those for the 2026 elections.”

The Wisconsin Supreme Court assigned two separate three-judge panels to hear two separate lawsuits. Scheduling hearings were held Friday.

The case brought by Law Forward on behalf of Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy isn’t expected to go to trial until April 2027. A specific trial date for the other case has not been decided.



https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/lawyer-in-maps-case-tells-upfront-hes-looking-to-28-for-resolution-on-congressional-lines/