Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy, et al v. WEC

After overturning Wisconsin’s gerrymandered state legislative maps in 2023 in the Clark v. WEC case and ushering in a fair maps election in 2024, Law Forward is now turning its attention to Wisconsin’s congressional maps.

We believe that every Wisconsin voter, no matter where they live or who they are, should have an equal voice when it comes to electing their leaders. While we made progress to improve state legislative maps, our congressional maps are blatantly unconstitutional and need to be redrawn.

Law Forward and the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School have filed a complaint in Dane County Circuit court arguing that the maps constitute an anti-competitive gerrymander. When the outcome is predetermined, it discourages challengers from running, voters from voting, and insulates politicians from their constituents demands.

“Congressional districts should be drawn to empower voters, not to protect politicians. This filing asks the Court to put people back at the center of democracy, where they belong. For too long the people of Wisconsin have experienced congressional elections as a foregone conclusion, not an exercise in civic participation and deliberation. We are proud to represent voters seeking to reclaim their democracy,” said Ruth Greenwood of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School.