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.
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After blocking redistricting map, Judge Jeffrey Brown draws fire from Texas Republicans who once praised him

Until being labeled as the "radical left," Brown was widely supported by Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously hired him as his clerk. Abbott called the ruling “clearly erroneous.

'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.

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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Judge Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Texas Gerrymandering Scheme

In July, Trump sued The Wall Street Journal over a report linking Trump to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. That lawsuit came shortly after the Trump administration won a $16 million settlement from Paramount for a supposedly “deceptively” edited 60 Minutes interview of failed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
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