The big political action in Utah happens just down the street from the Capitol on Friday afternoon at the Matheson Courthouse.
Third District Judge Dianna Gibson has scheduled oral arguments in the League of Women Voters of Utah et al. v. Utah State Legislature - the lawsuit challenging the redistricting maps approved by lawmakers in 2021. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm.
Last summer, the Utah State Supreme Court ruled the Legislature overstepped its constitutional authority when it gutted Prop. 4, the anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative approved by voters in 2018.
If the court rules that lawmakers must draw new boundaries, the Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson is requesting a ruling and new maps no later than Nov. 1, 2025 so candidates know where they'll be campaigning.
