Utah Supreme Court declines to reinstate 2021 map amid messy Prop 4 fight

The Utah Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by the Legislature to reinstate Utah’s 2021 congressional district map while lawmakers wait to fully appeal the lawsuit over the state’s Proposition 4 redistricting law.

A district court threw out Utah’s electoral boundaries in August, claiming they did not comply with Prop 4 rules. The court installed a map submitted by advocacy groups in November without legislative approval.

Legislators may have appealed these decisions but failed to do so within the 30-day window outlined by statute, the state Supreme Court order said. And lawmakers cannot appeal the entire case until it is finalized.

“We agree with the district court that this case, and its August 25 Order, raise important legal issues that warrant timely appellate review,” the justices said. “But ... here, no claim has been certified as final.”




https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/02/20/utah-supreme-court-denies-legislature-request-to-bring-back-2021-congressional-map-ahead-of-midterm-elections/