Bill > HJR201

This joint resolution is a formal condemnation of the Utah Supreme Court's and district court's actions in a redistricting legal dispute, asserting the Legislature's constitutional authority in the redistricting process. The resolution argues that the courts overstepped their constitutional bounds by creating an unprecedented "super laws" doctrine, rejecting the Legislature's redistricting map, and implementing a map drawn by special interest groups without proper legislative or public review. The document emphasizes that both the Utah Constitution and the U.S. Constitution's Elections Clause vest redistricting power solely in the Legislature, and that the courts' actions undermine the separation of powers, erode public confidence in the judicial system, and insert judicial policymaking into an area constitutionally reserved for elected legislators. The resolution formally condemns the courts' actions in six separate sections, rejecting the court-ordered map, criticizing the judicial handling of the redistricting process, and urging the judicial branch to adhere strictly to the text of the Utah Constitution.