Illinois court rejects Texas GOP’s effort to order arrest of Democrats who fled state in remap battle

A circuit judge in downstate Quincy has rejected Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s petition to compel Illinois law enforcement to enforce civil warrants issued by the Texas House speaker and arrest Democrats who fled their state to block Republicans from enacting a new GOP-favored congressional map.

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