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Supreme Court sides with Wisconsin Republicans, throws out Democratic-drawn legislative maps favorable to Black residents

The justices left in place congressional maps that had been challenged by Republicans

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Updated March 23, 2022 at 5:54 p.m. EDT|Published March 23, 2022 at 1:42 p.m. EDT
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)

A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps drawn by the state’s Democratic governor and adopted by its highest court, a win for Republicans who control the legislature.

In a separate case, the high court refused a request from Republicans to block a new congressional map that the Wisconsin court had selected.