U.S. Supreme Court action on Dec. 2, 1996 (ORDER LIST: 519 U.S.) APPEAL -- SUMMARY DISPOSITION 96-471 MILLER, CLARENCE, ET AL. V. OHIO, ET AL. The judgment is affirmed. ------ The Ohio gerrymander was especially written to protect incumbents. The case (one of many that are similar) gives an indication of the major struggle that it will take to wipe out the gerrymander and to get proportional representation in the U.S.