SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from state lawmakers to pause a lower court’s order on the redistricting case, meaning plans to redraw the state’s four congressional districts by Nov. 10 can move forward.

Attorneys for the Legislature had asked the Supreme Court to halt 3rd District Judge Dianna Gibson’s ruling which invalidated the maps that have divided the state’s congressional districts in the last two election cycles.

But the Supreme Court denied that request, writing that the Legislature’s arguments were based on issues it had with Gibson’s remedial process for fixing the maps, not with her denial of the stay request which was appealed.

“They argue that the district court abused its discretion in denying their request for a stay of the cour

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