Judges refuse Ohio request to delay gerrymandering trial

CINCINNATI (AP) — A three-judge panel in Cincinnati has denied a request by Ohio to delay a federal lawsuit that seeks the redrawing of congressional district lines ahead of the 2020 election.
Friday’s ruling says there are time concerns in deciding a lawsuit filed last May by the Ohio League of Women Voters and others because changes to the map must be completed this September.
The trial is scheduled to begin before the panel of U.S. District Court judges March 4.
Plaintiffs in the