In an interview with conservative podcast host Charlie Kirk, Lee criticized independent map commissions and the decision of “leftist allies in the Utah courts.”

A judge has ruled that Utah lawmakers must proceed with redrawing the state’s congressional district map right away, pointing to Texas and California in rejecting their argument that the job can’t be done in time for the 2026 midterm elections.

Utah’s yearslong redistricting lawsuit is back before the Utah Supreme Court as the Utah Legislature’s attorneys continue to fight a lower court ruling that tossed out the state’s 2021 congressional boundaries.

A Utah judge ruled on Monday that the state must redraw its congressional map ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, saying Utah's Republican-controlled legislature had overstepped in overruling an earlier ballot measure passed by voters against drawing districts to favor any party.

A G.O.P. effort to carve up a Democratic stronghold ignored the will of voters, a judge said. The ruling, which Republicans can appeal, makes the state another battleground in the national fight over redistricting.

The Utah Supreme Court has granted Utah lawmakers’ emergency request for an expedited review as they petition to block a district court judge’s ruling that tossed out the Utah Legislature’s 2021 congressional map.

The Utah Legislature announced it will move forward and redraw the state's Congressional map after a judge struck it down earlier this week.

The four-member House delegation from Utah has not responded publicly to 3rd District Judge Dianna Gibson’s ruling that the state illegally gerrymandered its current districts.