Utah Supreme Court decided constitutional right to reform government in response to gerrymandering

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Utah Supreme Court decided constitutional right to reform government in response to gerrymandering

In a unanimous decision, the Utah Supreme Court decided Thursday that Utah citizens have a constitutional right to reform their government in response to past redistricting efforts to divide Salt Lake City into four congressional districts, resulting in Republicans winning by a large margin. The Utah League of Women Voters alleged that the majority party in the Salt Lake City Legislature has a history of “cracking” the districts. This means that…