Legal Opinion
Ohio A. Philip Randolph Inst. v. Smith
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided August 15, 2018No. 1:18cv357PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*993On July 11, 2018, the plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Complaint alleging that Ohio's U.S. congressional districts violate the First Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, and Article I of the U.S. Constitution. Dkt. 37 (2d Amend. Compl. ("Compl.") at ¶ 1) (Page ID # 287). Now pending before this Court is the defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. 46). For the ensuing reasons, we DENY the motion.
I. BACKGROUND
Following the 2010 Census, the Ohio General Assembly began the process of redrawing Ohio's congressional districts.1 Dkt. 37 (Compl. at ¶ 50-51) (Page ID # 302). Under then-applicable…
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