Trial opens in suit accusing GOP of gerrymandering in Ohio

CINCINNATI (AP) — Attorneys for voting rights groups argued Monday that Ohio Republicans' goal was to lock in a significant majority when they redrew the state's congressional map, as the trial opened in a federal lawsuit against state officials who controlled the redistricting.Democratic organizations, the League of Women Voters of Ohio and others have filed suit against Republican state officials, asserting that the redistricting was "an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander" that violat