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The Legislature faces an Oct. 6 deadline to vote on a new congressional map in Utah’s court-ordered redistricting.

The Pac-12 and some of the schools leaving — including Utah State and Boise State — filed lawsuits last year challenging a clause that called for payments to the Mountain West of $10 million for the first team that left, with $500,000 for every additional team.

Within the week, Utah County prosecutors said they will share the evidence they used to charge Tyler Robinson with his defense. The next hearing, scheduled for Oct. 30, will again address the question of waiving a preliminary hearing.

Five new congressional maps are public. Utah’s biggest county is still getting split up, and the GOP could still bake in an electoral advantage.

La acusación del fiscal dice que Robinson supuestamente le dijo a sus padres que lo hizo porque “hay demasiada maldad y el tipo [Charlie Kirk] difunde demasiado odio”.

Prosecutor’s indictment said Robinson allegedly told his parents he did it because “there is too much evil and the guy [Charlie Kirk] spreads too much hate.”

This means the lower court’s decision that tossed out Utah’s current congressional maps still stands.

State lawmakers have to publish their new proposed congressional boundaries by Sept. 25. Then, the public will have 10 days to weigh in.

In rejecting the state's argument, Salt Lake County District Judge Dianna Gibson pointed to partisan redistricting in Texas and California for 2026 as evidence that redistricting can indeed be done in Utah in coming weeks.

Utah Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson held a two-hour status hearing, mainly focused on timeline, after ruling that the state’s congressional maps had to be thrown out and replaced.

Senate President Stuart Adams and Speaker of the House Mike Schultz called it a “misguided court ruling” and groused about the “arbitrary” timeline, but said they will ultimately redraw the maps.

“The people have spoken. The courts have spoken,” said Emma Petty Addams, co-executive director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. “Now is time to move forward with cooperation and respect for the rule of law.”