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Ohio Supreme Court Deals Second Blow to Gerrymandered Legislative Maps, Again Demands Redistricting Commission Comply with Constitution

In a 4-3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court majority struck down the revised Ohio House and Senate maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders, and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to begin the process for a third time, and to comply with the requirements of the Ohio Constitution.

Ohio Judge Blocks Enforcement of Fetal Tissue Disposal Law For a Second Time, Preserving Abortion Access

An Ohio judge granted a second preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Senate Bill 27, a law that requires embryonic and fetal tissue from procedural abortions be cremated or interred.

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Newly Redrawn State Legislative Maps; Take Redistricting Commission Back to Ohio Supreme Court

The ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Covington & Burling LLP filed objections to the revised state House and Senate maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

Voting Rights Groups Submit Independent, Expert-Reviewed, Legislative Maps to Ohio Redistricting Commission

Yesterday afternoon, petitioners submitted a set of constitutionally-compliant legislative maps to the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which is under court order to redraw the state House and Senate district maps.

VICTORY: Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Ohio's Gerrymandered Legislative Maps; Redistricting Commission Must Go Back to Drawing Board

The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a 4-3 ruling in three lawsuits challenging Ohio's maps for state House and Senate districts, ordering the Republican-controlled Redistricting Commission to draw a new map that complies with the Ohio Constitution.

Reproductive Rights Groups Ask Court to Keep Harmful Fetal Tissue Disposal Law from Being Enforced

We filed papers seeking a second preliminary injunction to prevent the state from enforcing Senate Bill 27 - a law that requires all embryonic and fetal tissue from a procedural abortion be cremated or interred, imposing severe burdens on patients and stigmatizing abortion even further.

Groups Challenge Newly Passed Ohio Congressional Map as Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymandering

The ACLU of Ohio, the ACLU, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit today challenging Senate Bill 258, which establishes new congressional districts for Ohio, giving Republicans an unconstitutional partisan advantage.