The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied Gov. Tony Evers the ability to provide additional evidence to support his maps for the State Assembly and the State Senate after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOUTS) rejected both.
While the court provided no explanation for why it denied Evers’ request, it came after the State Legislature asked the court to deny the motion. The Legislature claimed that Evers had not been ordered to submit additional evidence and that he could have done so months ago.
SCOTUS rejected Evers’ maps two weeks ago, ruling that the Wisconsin Supreme Court failed to properly determine whether Evers’ maps comply with the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) due to its creation of a new, seventh Black-majority Assembly District.
Even if the Wisconsin Supreme Court decides upon which map to use, the litigants may decide to appeal the ruling. According to Robert Yablon, an associate professor at the UW-Madison Law School, the Legislature could appeal to SCOTUS if Evers’ maps are chosen again.
