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‘Unacceptable’ and ‘dangerous’: Utah courts rebuke threats against judge in redistricting case

Utah’s Lt. Gov. commended the statement, adding, “Threatening and violent rhetoric encourages some people to take threatening and violent action. It’s never okay.”

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Judge Dianna Gibson holds a hearing on UtahÕs congressional maps process, in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Judge Gibson previously ruled Ñ based on a decision last year by the Utah Supreme Court Ñ that the Legislature had violated votersÕ constitutional right to make laws when legislators repealed Proposition 4, the citizen-passed Better Boundaries initiative.