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WOMEN VOTERS v. REDIST. COMM.

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

199 N.E.3d 485 (2022)

168 Ohio St.3d 374

2022-Ohio-1235

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 April 14, 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 , Alexander Thomson , Anupam Sharma , and Yale Fu, for petitioners in case No. 2021-1193.

McTigue, Colombo & Clinger, L.L.C., Donald J. McTigue , and Derek S. Clinger , Columbus; and Elias Law Group, L.L.P., Abha Khanna , Ben Stafford , Jyoti Jasrasaria , Spencer W. Klein , Harleen K. Gambhir , and Raisa M. Cramer , 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 , and Harry Isaiah Black , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1210.

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

Dave Yost , Attorney General, and Zeiger, Tigges & Little, L.L.P., John W. Zeiger , Marion H. Little Jr. , and Christopher J. Hogan , special counsel to Attorney General Dave Yost , for respondent Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Jonathan D. Blanton , Deputy Attorney General, Michael J. Hendershot , Deputy Solicitor, and Julie M. Pfeiffer and Michael A. Walton , Assistant Attorneys General; and Dickinson Wright, P.L.L.C., David A. Lockshaw Jr. , Terrence O'Donnell , and Manuel D. Cardona , for respondent Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Brodi J. Conover , Lebanon, and Anne Marie Sferra , Columbus, for respondent Auditor of State Keith Faber.

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

Cooper & Elliott, L.L.C., C. Benjamin Cooper , Charles H. Cooper Jr. , Columbus, and Chelsea C. Weaver , for respondents Senator Vernon Sykes and House Minority Leader Allison Russo.

I. INTRODUCTION

{¶ 1} For the fourth time, we are called upon to consider the validity of a General Assembly-district plan adopted by respondent Ohio Redistricting Commission. The commission adopted three General Assembly-district plans between September 2021 and February 2022. We invalidated each of those plans...

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