Redistricting Disputes Continue in Wisconsin and Maryland

Two distinct redistricting-related developments are reported in different states. In Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court held oral arguments this week in two gerrymandering challenges concerning the state's eight congressional districts. In Maryland, Gov. Wes Moore formed a Redistricting Advisory Commission in November 2025, and that commission voted in January 2026 to recommend a new congressional map. The Wisconsin cases concern maps that could take effect for the 2028 election rather than for November 2026; one plaintiff had sought new maps in time for this year's election, but that outcome will not occur. The Maryland commission's recommended map would redraw the state's 1st congressional district. These two matters are reported independently, each supported by a single publisher, and no factual claim from either report is corroborated by an independent second source. Because each account comes from only one source, key details—such as the specific arguments made in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the composition and reasoning of the Maryland commission, and the ultimate fate of either proposed map—remain unconfirmed and unresolved. It is not established whether or how these two state-level redistricting efforts are connected, and no further corroborating reporting is available at this time.