US EditionUtah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic seat
- On Monday, Third District Judge Dianna Gibson rejected the Legislature's map and selected Map 1 for the 2026 midterm elections just before the midnight deadline, granting Democrats a likely seat in Utah.
- The conflict stems from the GOP-controlled Utah Legislature weakening Proposition 4's 2018 Better Boundaries reforms, prompting the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government to sue and challenge SB1012 advancing Map C.
- Court filings show Map 1 is about 43% Republican and features a northern Salt Lake County 'donut hole' district including Salt Lake City and West Jordan, favoring Democrats by more than 17 points.
- The immediate effect is the court ordered the Lieutenant Governor of Utah to implement the plaintiffs' map for 2026, likely ending Utah's 4-0 GOP delegation and shifting one seat to Democrats.
- The GOP is pursuing a Proposition 4 repeal initiative and gathering around 141,000 signatures, though Utah Republican Party leaders denounced the ruling as 'judicial activism' amid national mid-decade redistricting.
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Utah Loses a Congressional Seat Due to Judicial Tyranny
As reported, Utah made a mistake establishing a commission for congressional seats. It took the power from the elected politicians and handed it over to judges. The leftist judges control much of what is going on in the state. A case in point, a judge just overturned the GOP congressional map and forced a Democrat […] The post Utah Loses a Congressional Seat Due to Judicial Tyranny appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Trump is creating a political Frankenstein
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump depicted himself as synonymous with winning. “We’re gonna win so much,” he said, “you may even get tired of winning and you’ll say please, please, it’s too much winning we can’t take it anymore.” Lately, however, Trump has been losing – losing not only in the court of public opinion, but also the courts themselves. The latest instance came with the decision of Utah judge Dianna Gibson to reject…
State Bar reams GOP for threats to impeach judge who smacked down election-rigging scheme
The Utah State Bar put out a message on Tuesday afternoon, condemning the push by Republicans in the state legislature to impeach a state judge who twice ruled their attempt to gerrymander congressional districts in their favor was illegal. "The Utah State Bar strongly condemns any effort to impeach Judge Dianna Gibson based on her recent ruling," said the bar in a statement. "Judges are charged with applying the law to the facts of their cases …
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