Utah Supreme Court

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

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 Utah Supreme Court ruled late Friday afternoon that Menzies’ mental competency needs to be re-evaluated because of his dementia, overturning a previous lower court finding.

Ralph Menzies' legal team has appealed a Utah judge’s rulings on his mental capacity to the Utah Supreme Court. Their main argument centered around a judge’s denial of a request for a new mental evaluation.

Menzies is scheduled to face a firing squad on Sept. 5 for the 1986 murder of Maurine Hunsaker. He still has an appeal to be heard by the Utah Supreme Court.

A convicted killer who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years has been ruled competent enough to be executed. Menzies was sentenced to die in 1988 for killing mother of three Maurine Hunsaker.

Justices affirmed the ruling of a lower court judge who had ordered a new trial for Douglas Stewart Carter after finding issues with how police and prosecutors handled his case.

Third District Judge Laura Scott's ruling found that the Utah Fits All Scholarship program violated the state’s constitution. But after meeting with the parties, she is allowing it to keep operating pending appeal.

It was a tense session between Utah’s legislative and judicial branches, even so, Gov. Spencer Cox says he does not want more power over who leads the highest court in the state.

The Utah Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven young people who say the state’s energy policies fuel climate change and harm their lives. But plaintiffs can still amend their case and try again.