SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The two parties in Utah's redistricting case were in front of a lower court judge Thursday for their first of a two-day evidentiary hearing to determine whether the Utah legislature's newly passed Map C violates the state's citizen-backed anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4.

The plaintiffs' redistricting experts each took the stand, claiming that Map C -- approved by the legislature after Judge Dianna Gibson enjoined Utah's current maps -- didn't meet the neutral anti-gerrymandering criteria required of Prop 4.

At the end of nearly 7 hours of oral arguments, Judge Dianna Gibson also scheduled two more hearings for the parties to argue claims in this ongoing case, which could determine which maps are used in the 2026 midterms.

A hearing on November 4 wi

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