Utah lawmakers will meet Oct. 6 in a special session to adopt new congressional boundaries after a district court struck down the state’s 2021 map and the Utah Supreme Court refused to halt that decision. On Aug. 25, Third District Judge Dianna Gibson invalidated Utah’s 2021 congressional map, ruling that lawmakers unconstitutionally dismantled Proposition 4, a 2018 initiative that sought to prevent gerrymandering by creating an independent redistricting commission. Gibson gave the Legislature 30 days to produce a new map that complies with the initiative’s standards. When lawmakers asked for more time, Gibson denied the request on Sept. 3, saying...

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