Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission largely did nothing during the five weeks the federal court gave them to try to develop a new map.
In her blistering concurring opinion, O'Connor wrote that the commission"engaged in a stunning rebuke of the rule of law" by resubmitting maps that had already been rejected as illegal. She also criticized the federal court for giving GOP commission members"not only a roadmap of how to avoid discharging their duties but also a green light to delay these proceedings by stating its intention to implement" an"invalid and unconstitutional" map.
However, the Ohio Supreme Court stopped short of holding Republican members of the commission in contempt for ignoring its directives, denying such motions filed by map-rigging opponents., the maps soon to be implemented by the federal court will only be used for this year's elections, so Wednesday's ruling by the state high court"likely turns the focus on what state legislative maps Ohio will use in 2024 and beyond.
"A legal challenge filed by myriad groups, including voting rights advocates, Democrats, and generally left-leaning advocacy groups, is pending in the Ohio Supreme Court, and could be settled sometime this year," the newspaper noted.
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