‘Jarring irony’: Utahns fighting Legislature’s congressional maps file rebuttal with Supreme Court

Legislature says a new independent commission needs to draw maps, but plaintiffs say it’s a delay tactic.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emma Petty Addams speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. A judge earlier ruled that the Legislature will have 30 days to adopt new maps that comply with the 2018 Better Boundaries initiative guidelines.

‘Jarring irony’: Utahns fighting Legislature’s congressional maps file rebuttal with Supreme Court

Legislature says a new independent commission needs to draw maps, but plaintiffs say it’s a delay tactic.

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