MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to ignore a report from redistricting consultants that determined GOP-proposed legislative maps were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.
The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in December that the current Republican-drawn legislative maps were unconstitutional because not all the districts were contiguous.
The court ordered the parties involved in the lawsuit to submit new maps that a pair of consultants then reviewed.
While those talks continue, the Supreme Court accepted responses Thursday from Republicans and Democrats to the consultants report.
Attorneys for the Legislature argued in their court filing Thursday that the consultants' report was about finding a political remedy to redistricting, not addressing the continuity issue.
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MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin