Utah Supreme Court rules 2021 gerrymandered congressional maps violated constitution, upholding voter-approved initiative.

Utah Supreme Court rules state legislature violated constitution by drawing gerrymandered congressional maps in 2021. The court asserts that the 2018 voter-approved ballot initiative, which established an independent commission to draw political maps and prohibited partisan gerrymandering, was a legitimate exercise of voters' power. The ruling does not immediately affect congressional boundaries but asserts that citizens' right to reshape the government is protected from government infringement.

July 10, 2024
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