The Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy, a coalition of business leaders, on Tuesday filed a new lawsuit that seeks to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional district boundary lines, according to the Associated Press.
The news comes less than two weeks after the state Supreme Court rejected another pair of lawsuits that sought redistricting ahead of the 2026 election.
Unlike those suits, which were filed directly with the Wisconsin Supreme court — whose justices did not provide a reason for declining to hear them — the latest lawsuit was filed in Dane County circuit court. With a lengthier journey through the courts, it may not be resolved in time to order new maps before the 2026 midterms.
The lawsuit argues that Wisconsin’s congressional maps are unconstitutional because they are an anti-competitive gerrymander. It notes that the median margin of victory for candidates in the eight districts since the maps were enacted is nearly 30 percentage points.
The lawsuit, filed against the state’s elections commission, which administers elections, alleges that an anti-competitive gerrymander violates the Wisconsin constitution’s guarantees of equal protection to all citizens, the promise to maintain a free government and the right to vote.
