Utah Republicans concede defeat in multiple partisan redistricting efforts
After a Utah judge ruled last year that Republicans had violated the state’s ban on gerrymandering, the GOP was livid. The judge ordered the state to adopt a new map that would likely hand Democrats an additional seat in Congress.
Since then, Utah Republicans have aimed to repeal the gerrymandering ban and are trying to reshape the state judiciary to make it easier for them to redraw the congressional map the next time around.
Now, Republicans are conceding some defeats: This week, the GOP agreed to dismiss its federal lawsuit challenging the state court ruling that struck down the gerrymandered map.
In their lawsuit, the GOP plaintiffs had asked a federal court to declare the court-ordered map unconstitutional and direct the state legislature to either redraw it or bring back their previous gerrymander. But the federal three-judge panel denied their request for a preliminary injunction in February. Now, with November elections drawing closer, Republicans have agreed to drop their suit.
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