WOMEN VOTERS v. REDISTRICT. COMM.

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

225 N.E.3d 989 (2023)

172 Ohio St.3d 597

2023-Ohio-4271

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 November 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ACLU of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Freda J. Levenson , and David J. Carey ; American Civil Liberties Union and Julie A. Ebenstein ; and Covington & Burling, L.L.P., Robert D. Fram , and Yale Fu , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1193.

McTigue & Colombo, L.L.C., and Donald J. McTigue , Columbus; and Elias Law Group, L.L.P., Abha Khanna , Ben Stafford , and Jyoti Jasrasaria , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1198.

Reed Smith, L.L.P., Peter M. Ellis , M. Patrick Yingling , Brian A. Sutherland , and Danielle L. Stewart ; and Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, Alicia L. Bannon , and Yurij Rudensky , for petitioners in case No. 2021-1210.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, and Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., W. Stuart Dornette , Beth A. Bryan , and Philip D. Williamson , special counsel to Attorney General Dave Yost , for respondents Senator Robert McColley and Representative Jeffrey LaRe.

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

Cooper Elliott, C. Benjamin Cooper , Charles H. Cooper Jr. , Columbus, and Chelsea C. Weaver , for respondents Senate Minority Nickie J. Antonio and House Minority Leader Allison Russo.


{¶ 1} On September 29, 2023, respondent Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a General Assembly-districting plan ("the September 2023 plan"). The September 2023 plan was passed with bipartisan support and is therefore effective through the 2030 election cycle. See Article XI, Section 8(B), Ohio Constitution. Despite...

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