Federal panel orders new Assembly district maps by Nov. 1

A federal panel today ordered lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker to draw up and approve new Assembly district maps by Nov. 1. But the state DOJ says it expects to appeal the decision. The three judge-panel, which in November ruled the current maps were an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander, ignored the DOJ’s request to hold off ordering new maps until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on the issue....