Redistricting

Whether it was the November election, unconstitutional legislative maps or the fight over abortion rights, there were a lot of stories that kept on giving throughout 2022. In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown sorts through the biggest political stories in Ohio this year.

For some time now, the Republican leadership of the Ohio General Assembly has been hoping the U.S. Supreme Court would give them what the Ohio Supreme Court would not.

Republican wins in state supreme court races could not only shape abortion and voting rights, but also the balance of power in Washington.

Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp and Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman went to the U.S. Supreme Court to get the Ohio Supreme Court off their backs on gerrymandering congressional districts. But a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision may doom their effort to failure.

Democrat Tim Ryan has maintained a high-profile presence in Ohio's U.S. Senate race since the May primary, while the Republican nominee J.D. Vance has been laying low.

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a redistricting case out of North Carolina where Republicans plan to invoke a little-known doctrine known as the independent state legislature theory — and it could have an impact on Ohio's redistricting saga.

Voters will be deciding winners in contests for state legislative districts for the August 2 primary after the May 3 primary for these races was delayed.

A case that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up next term could decide whether state lawmakers have the power to draw Congressional maps without oversight from the courts.

A number of lawsuits have been filed challenging congressional district maps as racially discriminatory and illegal under the Voting Rights Act, however, the landmark piece of legislation isn't as strong as it used to be. Today we discuss the history and future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A number of lawsuits have been filed challenging congressional district maps as racially discriminatory and illegal under the Voting Rights Act, however, the landmark piece of legislation isn't as strong as it used to be. Today we discuss the history and future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.