12/6/11 – A group of Republicans has changed attorneys as it tries to get the courts to approve the G-O-P’s newly-drawn districts for next spring’s state Senate recall elections. Nine plaintiffs were using attorneys at Michael Best and Friedrich to make their case. But Democrats complained, because the law firm is the same one that helped Republicans draft the new maps in the first place. So yesterday, attorney Michael Dean of Brookfield said he was taking over the case. The Supreme Court has asked all involved parties to file written briefs today, but Dean says he wants to extend the deadline by at least two weeks. The Republican plaintiffs had filed their cases with both the Supreme Court and the Waukesha County circuit court. But last week, the plantiffs withdrew their case from the Supreme Court. And they asked a Waukesha County judge to appoint a three-judge panel to consider using the new Senate districts next spring. Otherwise, the first elections using the new boundaries would take place next fall.
