Utah's State Supreme Court has ruled that the State Legislature likely violated the State Constitution in 2021 by disregarding a ballot measure for fair maps and instead creating a gerrymandered map of the state's congressional districts. The court's decision stated that the Legislature's actions went against the voters' power as expressed in the 2018 ballot initiative called Proposition Four, which aimed to establish an independent commission to draw political maps and prevent partisan gerrymandering. The ruling allows a lawsuit challenging the Legislature's actions to proceed, and it emphasized the importance of protecting the people's right to alter or reform their government. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including the League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, have argued that the Legislature's actions violated not only the "alter and reform" clause but also other clauses guaranteeing free speech, association, and equal protection. The group behind the initiative campaign, Better Boundaries, welcomed the ruling as a significant victory for representative democracy in Utah.