Ohio Supreme Court postpones contempt hearing against Gov. Mike DeWine

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the other six officials drawing the state’s legislative maps won’t have to explain why they violated the Supreme Court’s order. 

At least not yet. 

The seven members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission had been scheduled to appear before the state’s highest court Tuesday morning as part of a hearing to determine whether to hold them in contempt. 

But on Friday afternoon, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor postponed the hearing without setting a new date. 

The commission failed to meet the court’s Feb. 17 deadline for drawing its third set of maps for the state House and Senate districts. But the panel passed a new set Thursday on a 4-3 vote. State Auditor Keith Faber was the only Republican to vote against this iteration.