Ohio Supreme Court dismisses legal challenges to new legislative maps

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – New state legislative maps heavily criticized by redistricting advocates as unduly favoring Republican legislators will …

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Since January, judges in #Alabama, #Georgia, #Louisiana and #Ohio have found that Republican legislators illegally drew those states’ congressional maps along racial or partisan lines.

All four states are using the rejected maps.

#Republican #Gerrymandering #IllegalMaps
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/us/elections/gerrymandering-maps-elections-republicans.html

Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They’re Being Used Anyway.

A Supreme Court shift, frowning on changes close to elections, gives House Republicans a big advantage in November.

The New York Times