Federal judge rebuffs bid to toss WA legislative maps

By: Jerry Cornfield, Bill Lucia

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 485

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A federal judge has rejected a request to ditch political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago.

Now, opponents are waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on whether the maps comply with an April ruling from the high court in the case Louisiana v. Callais, which significantly curtailed the use of race in drawing districts.

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik approved the redrawing of …

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