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Legislature’s power to gerrymander took a beating before the Utah Supreme Court, Robert Gehrke says

The justices didn’t seem to buy the state’s arguments and hinted they might protect future ballot measures from legislative mischief.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice John A. Pearce, left, and Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant listen to oral arguments for a case challenging the state’s congressional districts before the Utah Supreme Court in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice John A. Pearce, left, and Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant listen to oral arguments for a case challenging the state’s congressional districts before the Utah Supreme Court in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.