US EditionTrump rips ‘unconstitutional’ court order on Utah redistricting
Judge Gibson found the 2021 congressional map violates 2018 voter reforms by favoring Republicans and ordered revisions within one month before the 2026 midterms.
- On Monday, Utah Judge Dianna Gibson ordered the state's congressional map be redrawn before the 2026 midterm election, nearly four years after legislators split Salt Lake County, Utah among four seats.
- The dispute stems from a 2018 voter initiative that required independent redistricting and banned partisan gerrymandering, but Utah state legislators later passed a 2020 law removing legislative votes for commission-drawn maps and weakening those protections.
- Plaintiffs led by the League of Women Voters of Utah argued the 2021 map was gerrymandered to dilute Democratic votes, and Judge Dianna Gibson sided with them, writing `Redistricting is not a mere exercise in political line-drawing; it strikes at the very heart of our democracy`.
- Lawmakers now have 30 days to revise the congressional map, interested parties can file objections by Oct. 3, and a court hearing is set for Oct. 9–14.
- The decision resonates beyond Utah as President Donald Trump called the order `absolutely unconstitutional` on Wednesday, urging Utah Republicans to stay united amid redistricting battles in Texas and California.
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DailyTruthReportTrump rips Utah court order to redraw electoral map as ‘absolutely unconstitutional’
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a new order from a Utah judge, who ruled that the state’s congressional map must be redrawn before the 2026 midterm elections, was
Trump rips Utah court order to redraw electoral map as 'absolutely unconstitutional'
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a new order from a Utah judge, who ruled that the state’s congressional map must be redrawn before the 2026 midterm elections, was “absolutely unconstitutional.” “How did such a wonderful Republican State like Utah, which I won in every Election, end up with so many Radical Left Judges? All Citizens of Utah should be outraged at their activist Judiciary, which wants to take away our Congressional adv…
Trump rips ‘unconstitutional’ court order on Utah redistricting
President Trump on Wednesday ripped a recent ruling that Utah must redraw its congressional lines as “absolutely unconstitutional” amid a growing redistricting fight across the country. “Monday’s Court Order in Utah is absolutely Unconstitutional. How did such a wonderful Republican State like Utah, which I won in every Election, end up with so many Radical…
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