Utah Supreme Court rejects Legislature’s redistricting appeal; court-ordered map still stands

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 21, 2026

Words: 929

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Yet again, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled against the Utah Legislature in the state’s ongoing redistricting legal battle.

The state’s highest court issued a ruling Friday rejecting lawmakers’ attempt to overturn a district court judge’s earlier decision in an anti-gerrymandering lawsuit that led to a court-ordered congressional map creating one Democratic district and three Republican districts.

The plaintiffs in that district court case — the League of Women Voters of Utah, …

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