SALT LAKE CITY — In its expected appeal, lawyers for the Utah State Legislature have asked the state's top court to halt efforts to draw new congressional maps .

The formal appeal of Judge Dianna Gibson's ruling throwing out the legislature-approved congressional district maps was filed late Friday with the Utah Supreme Court. It raises a number of issues including election deadlines, compliance with Judge Gibson's order and what relief the plaintiffs in the case really want.

"The people of Utah can have new congressional maps in place for the 2026 congressional elections. Or they can have new congressional maps resulting from a process that follows all of Proposition 4, which the district court has concluded now governs redistricting in Utah. But given the election calendar, Utahn

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