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The Republican former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court — who joined the court's three Democrats last year in ruling all the maps approved by the Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission were unconstitutionally gerrymandered — has joined an effort to come up with a new process to draw legislative and congressional maps.
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The proposal, championed by two former Ohio Supreme Court justices, would create a 15-member commission that could not include politicians, lobbyists or other partisans to draw district maps for Ohio's Congressional districts and the state's House and Senate.
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The judicial system at the state and federal levels has changed since the maps were drawn in 2011 and then upheld in court.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers launched another effort to overhaul the state’s bail system, which has been talked about for years and is backed by…
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A big change coming to Ohio’s court system starting July 1, as the state takes a step closer to getting rid of cash bail for people being held in jail.…
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The Ohio Supreme Court now has three Democratic justices for the first time since 1994, with the first statewide swearing in to start the new year - the…
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The Ohio Democratic Party is asking the Franklin County Common Pleas Court that issued a ruling that allows for the addition of ballot drop boxes to take…
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Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor is sending a message to all local courts and jails to do what they can to try and reduce the number of…
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Ohio's highest court has rejected a recommendation to allow judges throughout the state use “risk-assessment tools” to determine the amount of bail they…
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Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor talked about maintaining public trust in the judiciary, supporting sentencing reform, and keeping dockets moving with apps,…