SALT LAKE CITY — A judge heard arguments Thursday about Utah’s new proposed congressional maps and the statistical tests lawmakers picked to evaluate their fairness.

During a hearing at Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City, attorneys for the plaintiffs who sued over the state’s congressional map — which 3rd District Judge Dianna Gibson threw out in August — presented arguments about why they believe a new map from the Republican-controlled Legislature unfairly favors the GOP.

Meanwhile, attorneys for the Legislature — who are scheduled to present their case on Friday — tried to poke holes in the arguments while questioning testimony from expert witnesses hired by the plaintiffs.

This is the latest step in a whirlwind, contentious process of redrawing the boundaries determining

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