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Sep 11, 2026 Utah Republicans threatened impeachment of a judge enforcing a constitutional gerrymandering ban, then packed the state supreme court Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
When impeachment threats failed to alter a judge's redistricting rulings, lawmakers restructured the court itself to overturn constitutional protections against gerrymandering.
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- Utah Republicans threatened to impeach judge over gerrymandering enforcement — Utah Republicans threatened to impeach a state judge for enforcing a constitutional ban on gerrymandering. When the impeachment threat did not succeed in stopping the judge's rulings, Republicans subsequently packed the state Supreme Court to overturn the judge's decisions and allow gerrymandered districts.
- Utah Republicans packed state Supreme Court to overturn redistricting protections — After their impeachment threat against a judge enforcing a constitutional ban on gerrymandering failed, Utah Republicans packed the state Supreme Court. This court-packing effort was designed to overturn judicial protections against gerrymandered districts and allow partisan redistricting to proceed.
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Week 86 – 2026-09-05–2026-09-11
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