Utah's new congressional map heads to court amid redistricting fight

State of play: Days before the special session, the Utah Republican Party urged members to back map C over other options, calling it the "only proposal that protects Utah's legislative boundaries."

Driving the news: Under map C, three cities — Millcreek, North Salt Lake and Pleasant Grove — and three counties — Davis, Salt Lake and Utah — are split. Salt Lake County is divided into two districts.

• State lawmakers also passed a bill, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed Monday, that would require future maps to pass three tests to avoid "partisan bias."

The other side: Plaintiffs behind the anti-gerrymandering lawsuit on Monday announced they submitted two of their own maps for Gibson to consider.

• "These maps were submitted because the map enacted by the Legislature ... fails to abide by and conform to Proposition 4's requirements," per the plaintiffs' statement via the Campaign Legal Center.

What's next: Gibson will decide whether to accept the Legislature's map or the plaintiffs' version. Both sides had until Oct. 6 to submit proposals.