In Kentucky, a panel of three federal judges will decide soon if two federal
lawsuits that ask the judges to redraw Kentucky’s legislative district
boundaries should continue. Pierce Whites, a lawyer for
Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo, argued that the court should stay
the lawsuits until after lawmakers have had a chance to redraw the
boundaries themselves in a special legislative session scheduled for
August 19. 

Of course, the divided Kentucky legislature, with one body (the House) controlled by Democrats and the other body (the Senate) controlled by the Republicans, had a number of opportunities to draw maps and been unable to do so.  The Democrats are try to hold back Republican gains in the House by redrawing the maps to their advantage and delaying the inevitable.

So why do the Democrats want to string things out and delay once again?  Answer:  Incumbency protection and last minute elections on reapportioned lines inevitably hurts challengers.