This image shows the "Ad Astra 2" congressional redistricting plan for Kansas drafted by the Kansas Legislative Research Department for Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The blue represents the new 1st Congressional District, and it takes in the city of Lawrence at its far eastern edge. (Kansas Legislative Research Department via AP)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats, a civil rights group, and a national elections watchdog filed two lawsuits Monday against Kansas officials over a Republican redistricting law that…