gerrymandering

The Utah Legislature has asked the Utah Supreme Court to block a recent lower court ruling that threw out the state’s current congressional map. Plaintiffs in the case called the petition “jarring irony.”

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.

The plaintiffs argue the Utah lawmakers went too far. But the defendants claim the Legislature has equal power as the people.

The lawsuit is the first of its kind to face the Utah Supreme Court.

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