"Legal Battle Over Wisconsin's Hole-Riddled Legislative Districts"
A recent lawsuit in Wisconsin is challenging the state's legislative districts, which contain sections of land that are not actually connected, resembling Swiss cheese. The lawsuit alleges that these noncontiguous districts violate the state constitution and seeks to replace them before the 2024 election. While partisan gerrymandering is also cited as illegal under the state constitution, the challenge to noncontiguous districts could provide a neutral basis for the court to decide the case. Wisconsin's Assembly districts have been criticized for being heavily tilted in favor of Republicans, and Democrats hope that the state's liberal Supreme Court majority will reject gerrymandering. The lawsuit argues that the disconnected districts undermine community cohesion and representation.