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WOMEN VOTERS v. REDISTRICT. COM'N

Nos. 2021-1193, 2021-1198, and 2021-1210.

192 N.E.3d 379 (2022)

167 Ohio St.3d 255

2022-Ohio-65

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO et al. v. OHIO REDISTRICTING COMMISSION et al. Bennett et al. v. Ohio Redistricting Commission et al. Ohio Organizing Collaborative et al. v. Ohio Redistricting Commission et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 12, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ACLU of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Freda J. Levenson , and David J. Carey ; American Civil Liberties Union, Alora Thomas , and Julie A. Ebenstein ; and Covington & Burling, L.L.P., Robert D. Fram , Donald Brown , Cambridge, Joshua González , Juliana Goldrosen , David Denuyl , L. Brady Bender , Alexander Thomson , Anupam Sharma , James Hovard , and Yale Fu , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1193.

McTigue & Colombo, L.L.C., Donald J. McTigue , and Derek S. Clinger ; Columbus, and Elias Law Group, L.L.P., Abha Khanna , Ben Stafford , Aria C. Branch , Jyoti Jasrasaria , and Spencer W. Klein , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1198.

Reed Smith, L.L.P., Peter M. Ellis , M. Patrick Yingling , Brian A. Sutherland , Ben R. Fliegel , Brad A. Funari , and Danielle L. Stewart ; and Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, Alicia L. Bannon , Yurij Rudensky , Michael Li, Harry Black , and Ethan Herenstein , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1210.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, and Organ Law, L.L.P., Erik J. Clark , Columbus, and Ashley Merino , special counsel to Attorney General Dave Yost , for respondent Ohio Redistricting Commission.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, and Bridget C. Coontz , Columbus, Julie M. Pfeiffer , and Michael A. Walton , Assistant Attorneys General, and Michael J. Hendershot , Deputy Solicitor, for respondents Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and Ohio Auditor Keith Faber.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., W. Stuart Dornette , Beth A. Bryan , and Philip D. Williamson ; Cincinnati, and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P., Phillip J. Strach , Thomas A. Farr , John E. Branch III , and Alyssa M. Riggins , for respondents Senate President Matt Huffman and Speaker of the House Robert Cupp.

Ice Miller, L.L.P., Diane Menashe , and John Gilligan , Columbus, for respondents Senator Vernon Sykes and House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes.

Thompson Hine, L.L.P., Stephanie M. Chmiel , Columbus, and Mary E. Csarny , urging granting of relief for amicus curiae David Niven, Ph.D.

Andrew W. Garth , City Solicitor, Emily Smart Woerner , Deputy City Solicitor, and Shannon Price , Assistant City Solicitor, urging granting of relief for amicus curiae city of Cincinnati.

Ulmer & Berne, Steven S. Kaufman , Cleveland, Dolores P. Garcia Prignitz , and Sara S. Dorland ; Cleveland, and Rob Weiner , Chris Lamar , and Valencia Richardson , urging granting of relief for amicus curiae Campaign Legal Center, in case No. 2021-1193.

The Chandra Law Firm, L.L.C., Subodh Chandra , and Donald Screen ; Cleveland, and NAACP Office of the General Counsel, Janette McCarthy Wallace , urging granting of relief for amicus curiae Ohio State Conference of the NAACP, in case Nos. 2021-1193 and 2021-1210.

John M. Haseley , urging granting of relief for amicus curiae We Are Ohio, in case No. 2021-1193.

Isaac, Wiles & Burkholder, L.L.C., Donald C. Brey , and Ryan C. Spitzer , urging denial of relief for amicus curiae Renew Ohio.

{¶ 1} Respondent Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a General Assembly-district plan in September 2021 to be effective for the next four years. The complaints in these three cases allege that the plan is invalid because the commission did not comply with Article XI, Sections 6(A) and 6(B) of the Ohio Constitution...

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