WI-AG: Schimel re-election concerns prompt GOP to retain private attorney in redistricting case
MADISON - State Assembly leaders have hired a private attorney to intervene in a lawsuit over Wisconsin's legislative map and will seek to dismiss the suit if a judge allows them to intervene.
The Republican lawmaker's decision to hire their own attorney is based, in part, on the potential of Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel losing re-election in November, court records show.
In a Thursday court filing, Assembly lawmakers represented by Madison attorney Kevin St. John argued the body should be allowed to intervene in the case because the outcome of the lawsuit directly affects their legislative districts.
The lawmakers said their decision to seek representation outside the Department of Justice, which is defending the maps against the challenge launched by the Fair Elections Project, is due in part to "a considerable likelihood" that the current state defendants will "not 'have the same goal' throughout the course of this litigation," the court filing says.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/04/wisconsin-redistricting-gop-lawmakers-hire-lawyer-intervene/1525817002/
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