Reagan-appointed judge torches colleagues in Texas map fight: calls ruling ‘fiction,’ ‘judicial activism’

Circuit Court Judge Jerry Smith wrote a fiery 104-page dissent attacking colleague Judge Jeffrey Brown's decision to block Texas redistricting maps.

'Gross misjudgment': Gov. Greg Abbott rips El Paso judge who blocked Texas redistricting map

Gov. Greg Abbott called federal judge Jeffrey Brown's redistricting decision "gross misjudgment" and said he's confident the U.S. Supreme Court will side with Texas.

Circuit judge says winners in Texas redistricting case are George Soros, Gov. Gavin Newsom

A federal judge blasted Tuesday’s preliminary injunction issued by a federal panel blocking Texas’ revised congressional maps, writing in his dissent that

Judge in Texas redistricting lawsuit claims majority judges committed 'judicial activism'

A federal judge, in a dissenting opinion released Nov. 19, claimed Texas redistricting ruling was "judicial activism."
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Trump Suffers Major Setback in Texas Gerrymandering Scheme

A federal judge has thrown out Texas’s gerrymandered congressional maps. Judge Jeffrey V. Brown ruled Tuesday that the Lone Star State must return to its 2021 maps for the 2026 election, writing that “substantial evidence” proved Texas had “racially gerrymandered” its latest districts.
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