Ohio Supreme Court strikes down GOP-drawn congressional map

The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday ruled against Republican-drawn congressional district map lines that would have given the GOP an overwhelming advantage in the next decade.

In a narrow 4-3 decision, the majority found that the boundary lines violated a voter-approved measure in 2018 that handed the power to draw political boundary lines to a commission, in hopes of stemming the practice of gerrymandering.

The decision comes two days after the state Supreme Court struck down legislative district lines on the same basis that the lines unduly favored...