Utah is among the seven states in which Republicans and Democrats have battled over whether partisan gerrymandering violates the law and imperils people s right to choose their representatives in a democracy.
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether courts should allow the state's Republican-majority Legislature to carve up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County into four congressional districts. The fight asks if state courts can evaluate whether district maps drawn by elected officials violate the state constitution and is the latest battle over how states draw such maps. It follows a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling denying legislatures absolute power to do so.
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