Utah Supreme Court says affair allegations against justice were ‘inappropriately’ released

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 2,755

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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The ongoing clash between Utah state leaders and the state’s highest court has boiled over into a whole new realm while exposing previously investigated and dismissed allegations that one of the court’s justices had an affair with an attorney representing the plaintiffs in the state’s high-profile redistricting lawsuit.

The day after one of the state’s most popular news sites, KSL.com, broke the news that Gov. Spencer Cox and the state’s top Republican legislative …

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