Activists in other states are looking to Pennsylvania’s redistricting case as they attempt to get their own congressional districts overturned.
In particular, lawyers involved in an Ohio case say their situation has a lot in common with the one in the commonwealth.
The Ohio lawsuit differs from Pennsylvania’s in that it’s a federal matter, not a state one.
But attorney Freda Levenson, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, said a lot of the principles underlying the situations are the same—and that means the successful PA suit is a learning opportunity.