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The Utah Supreme Court will review the Legislature's request to pause a lower court's redistricting ruling.

Judge Dianna Gibson softened her ruling but emphasized current maps can't be used.

Justice Jill Pohlman granted an expedited review with strict deadlines for responses.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has agreed to hear an emergency request from the Utah Legislature after a lower court tossed congressional maps lawmakers enacted in 2021.

At the same time, the district court judge who threw out those maps has softened the language she used in ordering the Legislature to redraw new ones to be used in next year's midterm elections.

Third District Judge Dianna Gibson last month invalidated the maps , saying they stemmed from an unconstitutional law that chan

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