Monday, February 23, 2026

Court rejects GOP bid to block new Utah congressional map

The three-judge panel decided Monday that it was too late to redraw the state's congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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... A federal court rejected a bid by Utah Republicans to block a new court-ordered congressional map, dealing a major blow to the Republican Party following a yearslong redistricting saga.

The decision means Democrats are likely to net one seat out of the state, which currently has a four-person all-GOP House delegation, absent late intervention from the Supreme Court.

Republican lawmakers in Utah passed a congressional map in October after state court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled the state could not use previous lines carving up Democratic stronghold Salt Lake City. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-23 03:54 PM

"The [Federal District Court's] ruling hinged on the "Purcell Principle," a legal principle holding that federal courts should not intervene in voting-related cases during the run-up to an election."

Trump SCOTUS in two weeks as it restored the gerrymander: "LOL! A principle? What are those?"

#2 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-23 04:16 PM

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