Ohio GOP Back to Drawing Board as New Maps Rejected by Supreme Court as 'Gerrymandered'
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On Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the new congressional redistricting map designed by Republicans must be re-drawn because it violates the state's constitution gerrymandering amendment. While left-leaning articles highlight that the rulings are a victory for anti-gerrymandering groups and Democrats, right-leaning articles highlight that the commission was already reconstituting to redraw legislative maps rejected Wednesday.
A left-leaning article by CBS News highlights that the rulings are a victory for anti-gerrymandering groups and Democrats. Justice Michael P. Donnelly noted that Republicans would be likely to win 12 of the 15 congressional districts under the enacted map.
Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that the court decided in a 4-3 vote to reject the map as justices said Republican lawmakers gerrymandered the map. The new districts would have given GOP candidates a 12-3 advantage over the Democrats.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the commission was already reconstituting to redraw legislative maps rejected Wednesday. The decision affects separate lawsuits brought by voting-rights and Democratic groups.
From the center
Ohio GOP Back to Drawing Board as New Maps Rejected by Supreme Court as 'Gerrymandered'
Newsweek
From the right
Ohio Supreme Court rejects new map of congressional districts, says it is gerrymandered
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