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Van Hollen to appeal new voting boundaries to US Supreme Court

MADISON (WKOW) -- Wisconsin's redistricting battle could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Thursday he will appeal the new boundaries to the high court.

A panel of three federal judges ruled in March that new districts Republican lawmakers created hurt Latino voters in two Milwaukee districts. Democrats revised the boundaries and the judges accepted the changes earlier this month.

Van Hollen said he feels the decision deserves a review.

Under federal law, any party in a case involving a panel of three federal judges can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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