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New Utah Supreme Court justice signed Proposition 4 repeal petition

By Deseret News · October 21, 2026 · 1 min read
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A new member of the Utah Supreme Court previously supported an effort to overturn the state’s anti-gerrymandering initiative Proposition 4. Despite that, Justice Michael Menssen is still hearing arguments involving that issue.

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