BREAKING - The Ohio Supreme Court has also ruled the Congressional redistricting map invalid. 
This is the Congressional district map the court ruled invalid.
Here's a copy of the ruling: supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0…
SUPCO says the plan is invalid because it "unduly favors the Republican Party" and "disfavors the Democratic Party" in violation of Article XIX, Section 1(C)(3)(a).
And the court didn't like the county splits either. "We also hold that the plan unduly splits Hamilton, Cuyahoga, and Summit Counties in violation of Section 1(C)(3)(b)."
The court has told the General Assembly to fix it. "We order the General Assembly to adopt a new congressional-district plan that complies in full with Article XIX of the Ohio Constitution."
It tells G.A. to fix legal defects BUT “shall include no changes to the previous plan other than those made in order to remedy those defects.” Section 3(B)(1). That is, the new plan must look exactly like the enacted plan, save for the adjustments to specific “legal defects *
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