Case Summary
On February 2, 2026, a group of Utah elected officials, members of Congress, and voters filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Utah Courts overstepped their authority when it imposed a congressional map not authorized or justified by Utah law in violation of the Equal Protections Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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United States District Court for the District of Utah - No. 2:26-cv-84
- Complaint - 2/2/26
- Consent to Jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge - 2/3/26
- Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Expedited Appointment of Three-Judge Panel - 2/3/26
- Notification to the Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit of a Three-Judge Panel Request - 2/4/26
- Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Expedite Briefing and Hearing for Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/6/26
- Motion to Intervene by League of Women Voters of Utah, et al. - 2/7/26
- Proposed Intervenors' Opposition to Motion to Expedite - 2/7/26
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/7/26
- Plaintiffs' Reply to Proposed Intervenor's Opposition to Motion to Expedite Briefing and Hearing for Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/7/26
- Order - 2/9/26
- Notice to the Governor and Attorney General of Utah - 2/9/26
- Defendant Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson's Notice of 2026 Congressional Election Timeline - 2/11/26
- Utah Legislature's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction - 2/11/26
- Motion to Intervene by the National Redistricting Foundation - 2/11/26
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Intervene - 2/11/26
- Proposed Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss or Stay - 2/11/26
- Defendant Deidre Henderson's Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/12/26
- Motion for Leave to File Overlength Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/12/26
- Proposed LWV Intervenors' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/12/26
- Memorandum of Utah Legislature as Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/13/26
- Proposed LWV Intervenors' Reply in Support of Motion for Intervention - 2/13/26
- Amicus Brief of National Redistricting Foundation in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Preliminary Injunction Motion and in Support of Proposed Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss or Stay - 2/13/26
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Overlong Opposition to First Attempted Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss - 2/14/26
- Plaintiffs' Opposition to First Attempted Intervenors' Motions to Dismiss - 2/14/26
- Corporate Disclosure Statement of Proposed Intervenors League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government - 2/15/26
- Motion for Leave to File Overlength Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 2/16/26
- Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Overlong Opposition to First Attempted Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss - 2/16/26
- Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Overlength Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 2/16/26
- Proposed LWV Intervenors' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 2/16/26
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Overlong Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/16/26
- Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/16/26
- Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Overlong Opposition to First Attempted Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss - 2/17/26
- Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief - 2/17/26
- Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief of Ben McAdams in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Preliminary Injunction - 2/17/26
- Order Granting Motion for Leave to File Overlength Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 2/17/26
- Amicus Curiae Brief of Ben McAdams in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Preliminary Injunction - 2/18/26
- Ben McAdams's Declaration in Support of Amicus Brief of Ben McAdams in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 2/18/26
- LWV Intervenors' Notice of Utah Supreme Court Decision - 2/20/26
- Plaintiffs' Response to Intervenors' Notice and Notice of Correction of Statement Made During February 18, 2026 Hearing - 2/21/26
- LWV Intervenors' Response to Plaintiffs' "Notice of Correction of Statement Made During February 18, 2026 Hearing" - 2/21/26
- Memorandum Decision and Order - 2/23/26
- Order Denying Motion to Intervene by The National Redistricting Foundation - 2/24/26