Democrats Ask Court To Consider 2016 Results In Gerrymandering Lawsuit (Wisconsin Public Radio)

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The Campaign Legal Center's Ruth Greenwood, one of the lawyers challenging the map, said the 2016 election marked a continuation of a trend.

"It should be that the Legislature – the number swings back and forth depending on what the voters want," Greenwood said.  "Whereas at the moment, it doesn't seem to matter what the voters want. We just continually get around 60 members of the state Legislature being Republicans."

This piece was published on November 16, 2016 by Wisconsin Public Radio.  Listen here.

Ruth Greenwood joined the Campaign Legal Center in March 2016. Ruth litigates a wide variety of redistricting cases, with a particular focus on ending partisan gerrymandering and promoting minority representation.  Ruth also has expertise in voting rights, election administration, and youth civic engagement issues.