Overview

• Judge Dianna Gibson voided Utah’s 2021 map, ruling the legislature unconstitutionally circumvented voter‑approved Proposition 4 and barring its use for the 2026 elections.
• The current lines, drawn by the GOP‑controlled legislature, split Democratic‑leaning Salt Lake County into all four districts, helping produce an all‑Republican U.S. House delegation.
• Utah legislative leaders blasted the decision and signaled appeals or delay, calling the 30‑day timetable arbitrary and pledging to defend the legislature’s redistricting power.
• President Trump denounced the order on Truth Social as “absolutely unconstitutional,” urging Utah Republicans to keep the state’s four GOP House seats intact.
• The ruling lands as Texas finalizes a Trump‑backed mid‑decade map expected to add up to five GOP‑leaning seats and as California advances a voter referendum on a Democratic‑friendly countermap, with lawsuits already in motion.