Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Democrat Bid to Revisit Congressional Map Challenge

With Republicans currently holding six of Wisconsin’s eight seats in the House, the decision has potential ramifications for the upcoming elections.

A general view of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on March 6, 2011. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court handed a victory to Republicans on March 1 as it rejected a bid by Democrats to revisit the state’s congressional maps.

The maps, signed into law last month by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, had faced scrutiny from Democrats who sought changes ahead of this year’s congressional elections in the swing state.