Ohio’s redistricting process has been, charitably, a mess. 

WLWT in Ohio focuses on the coming summer redraw of Ohio’s congressional lines, which were valid only for 2022 and 2024 under Ohio’s constitution, because they were passed by a simple legislative majority rather than by bipartisan consensus.  The article picks up on the national pressure for both Texas and Ohio to redraw congressional lines to maximize partisan gain.

Seems like a useful time for a reminder that the Supreme Court called “excessive partisanship in redistricting” “incompatible with democratic principles,” even as it closed federal courthouse doors to hearing partisan gerrymandering claims.  Whether something is constitutional or not – or consistent with elected officials’ oaths of office – is a question emphatically different from whether a judicial dispute resolution forum is available.