A Utah group that pushed for an independent redistricting commission is considering a lawsuit that would challenge the state's new electoral boundaries.

Voters cast their ballots at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City on Nov. 3, 2020. With 2020 Census data in hand, Utah is in the middle of creating new voting district maps for the next 10 years.

State Supreme Court justices lobbed questions Tuesday at attorneys for the state and the seven voters suing over maps they claim dilute their voting power and violate the state constitution.

The Utah State Legislative Redistricting Committee voted to approve its own maps after a contentious public redistricting hearing that included accusations of gerrymandering on Monday afternoon at ...

Attorney Taylor Meehan presents an argument for the state for a case challenging the state's congressional districts before the Utah Supreme Court in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (Leah ...

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The rationale used to justify the 2011 apportionment of congressional districts in Utah — that all districts should have both rural and urban areas — should not be relied upon this time.

Utah Senate floor is shown Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. The Republican-controlled Utah Legislature approved new a congressional map Wednesday that ...

The case is the latest high-profile redistricting battle and follows two U.S. Supreme Court rulings on maps drawn by state Legislatures. In 2019, the court ruled that district maps — and ...