Wisconsin Supreme Court questions timing of redistricting challenge seeking new maps for 2024 WSOC TV [Video]

MADISON, Wis. — (AP) — Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned why it was being asked to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024.

The lawsuit was brought by Democratic voters the day after the court flipped to majority 4-3 liberal control in August.

Liberal justices, meanwhile, asked for details about how the court would adopt new maps, as they are being asked to do.

Four of the six past presidential elections in battleground Wisconsin have been decided by fewer than 23,000 votes, and Republicans have built large majorities in the Legislature under maps they drew over a decade ago.

Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley immediately interrupted the first attorney arguing for new maps, questioning why they waited until after August, when liberal justices took majority control of the court. She noted that the newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz said during …