Tag: Texas redistricting
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Nobel prize for fiction? Texas redistricting dissent roils the federal bench
Overview of the Dissent A striking, unusually blunt 104-page dissent has rocked a Texas redistricting case, as one federal judge launched into a scathing critique of a colleague’s reasoning. The dissent, characterized by some observers as almost performative in its rhetoric, accuses the majority opinion of procedural missteps, misinterpretations of data, and a lack of…
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Judge’s Scathing Dissent: Accusations, Personal Attacks, and a Soros Conspiracy in Texas Redistricting
Overview of the Dispute A highly unusual 104-page dissent in a Texas congressional redistricting case has drawn intense scrutiny from legal observers. In it, a U.S. federal judge launches a sustained, personal critique of a colleague, including pointed accusations and a provocative insinuation that financier George Soros influenced an opinion striking down Texas’s congressional map.…