Appeals court delivers second blow to Republicans in Wisconsin voting case
MADISON - Republicans sought Wednesday to kick a lawsuit over Wisconsin's voting laws to the state Supreme Court, but a federal appeals court quickly blocked their effort.
It was the second ruling against Republicans in less than 24 hours by a panel of three federal judges appointed by GOP presidents. Republican state lawmakers had hoped to get the case to the state Supreme Court, where conservatives hold a 4-3 majority.
On Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago allowed extended deadlines for absentee voting to go into effect in Wisconsin after determining Republican lawmakers and arms of the Republican Party did not have the authority to pursue an appeal of a ruling by U.S. District Judge William Conley.
The appeals court based its decision in part on a state Supreme Court decision from July that it said limited the ability of lawmakers to be involved in litigation involving the state.
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