On Tuesday, the Ohio State Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Adams et al. v. Gov. DeWine et al, a complaint brought by Ohio voter Regina Adams and co-plaintiffs “to challenge the constitutionality of Ohio’s congressional reapportionment plan under Article XIX of the Ohio Constitution, which sets forth strict anti-gerrymandering requirements for congressional maps that, like this one, were passed without bipartisan support,” which sounds like a pretty important matter.
And guess what? One of the seven justices of the Ohio Supreme Court, Patrick DeWine, is the son of the defendant, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine! Isn’t that special that both dad and son have made it so far in their political careers that they could both be involved in such a pivotal case in interpreting the state constitution. There’s no recusing from the special bond between a dad and his boy.