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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 69107, member: 636"]
A Utah judge rejected a congressional map drawn by Republican state legislators and instead implemented a plan submitted by centrist groups who had challenged the GOP proposal in court. Judge Dianna M. Gibson ruled Monday that the Republican-crafted boundaries still violated state constitutional requirements, even after lawmakers attempted revisions following her July order to redraw district lines before a November 10 deadline.

The adopted map maintains Salt Lake City as a Democratic-leaning district rather than dividing the metropolitan area across four Republican-majority constituencies as previous maps had done. Republicans criticized the decision as judicial activism and pledged legal challenges, while Democrats celebrated the outcome as significant for 2026 midterm prospects in a state where they last won a House seat in 2018.

Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, a Republican, indicated she would comply with the court order and establish the new district boundaries ahead of approaching January filing deadlines for the 2026 elections.
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