Utah Supreme Court allows gerrymandering lawsuit to move …
Jul 11, 2024 · A lawsuit against the Utah Legislature over its splitting Salt Lake County into four districts can move forward. The Utah Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday morning. The suit dealt with who gets to draw congressional maps — the Utah Legislature or an independent commission.
Voters celebrate Utah Supreme Court ruling in gerrymandering …
Jul 12, 2024 · Hours after the Utah Supreme Court ruled the Utah Legislature overstepped their authority by drawing gerrymandered political maps, voters met at the Capitol to celebrate the decision.
Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State …
Jul 11, 2024 · Utah’s State Legislature most likely violated the State Constitution in 2021 when it ignored a ballot measure calling for fair maps and instead drew a gerrymandered map of the state’s four...
Utah Supreme Court hands big win to plaintiffs in anti-gerrymandering …
Jul 11, 2024 · The League of Women Voters — along with the group Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual Salt Lake County residents who alleged they were disenfranchised by unlawful gerrymandering — have claimed the Utah Legislature overstepped when it repealed and replaced the group Better Boundaries’ voter-approved 2018 initiative that outlined a ...
Utah Supreme Court ruling means gerrymandering lawsuit can ... - ABC4 Utah
Jul 11, 2024 · SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Supreme Court ruling released Thursday means a lawsuit alleging gerrymandering in the state’s congressional redistricting can move forward. In a unanimous ruling, the state’s highest court upheld the lawsuit challenging the Utah Legislature’s 2021 redistricting boundaries.
Advocates celebrate 'watershed' Utah Supreme Court ruling in ...
Jul 11, 2024 · On Thursday, the pair celebrated at the Capitol with scores of others after the Utah Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling saying the Legislature had overstepped its authority in stripping down...
Utah Supreme Court hands big win to plaintiffs in anti-gerrymandering …
Jul 11, 2024 · The League of Women Voters — along with the group Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual Salt Lake County residents who alleged they were disenfranchised by unlawful gerrymandering — have claimed the Utah Legislature overstepped when it repealed and replaced the group Better Boundaries ’ voter-approved 2018 initiative that outlined a...
Utah Supreme Court sides with opponents of redistricting that …
Jul 11, 2024 · Utah’s Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County among four congressional districts that have since all elected Republicans by wide margins. The 5-0 ruling won’t affect elections this year.
Gerrymandering case: Lawmakers can’t ignore Utah voters, Utah …
Jul 11, 2024 · The dispute stemmed from a lawsuit filed in 2022 by the League of Women Voters, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and a group of Salt Lake County voters who contended that, by splitting the...
Court: Utah gerrymandering initiative constitutionally protected …
Jul 11, 2024 · The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11, 2024, ruled that a voter initiative, approved in the 2018 election, was constitutionally protected from laws created by the legislature to repeal it...