Jun 19, 2018 | Case Updates, Gill v. Whitford, In the News
WUWM talks with Rick Esenberg on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Gill v. Whitford, Wisconsin’s legislative redistricting case. Justices ruled that the plaintiffs were trying to show that the maps violate the rights of all state voters – instead of...
Jun 19, 2018 | Case Updates, General Commentary (Blog), Gill v. Whitford, In the News
Rick Esenberg writing at RealClearPolitics on why the U.S. Supreme Court punted on Wisconsin’s redistricting case, Gill v. Whitford: In the eagerly awaited redistricting case, Gill v. Whitford, the United States Supreme Court vacated a lower court ruling...
Jun 18, 2018 | Case Updates, Gill v. Whitford, Press Releases, WILL News
Court may have punted, but have pinned plaintiffs deep inside their own territory June 18, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Gill v. Whitford , a challenge to Wisconsin’s legislative maps....
Aug 7, 2017 | Case Updates, Gill v. Whitford, Press Releases, SCOTUS, WILL News
Brief supports appellants’ argument that the maps meet constitutional requirements and that there is no law-based, workable standard for separating permissible maps from impermissible maps in claims of political gerrymandering, particularly where, as in Wisconsin,...
Aug 7, 2017 | Case Updates, Gill v. Whitford, Press Releases, SCOTUS, WILL News
Brief supports appellants’ argument that the maps meet constitutional requirements and that there is no law-based, workable standard for separating permissible maps from impermissible maps in claims of political gerrymandering, particularly where, as in Wisconsin,...
Jun 19, 2017 | Gill v. Whitford, Press Releases, WILL News
Confident that SCOTUS will decline to insert judiciary into political questions June 19, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, in a highly significant development, the United States Supreme Court has decided to hear Gill v. Whitford, the long running challenge to Wisconsin’s...