A Trump appointee. Somebody's going to take some heat.A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new gerrymandered congressional map in the 2026 election, dealing a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s national effort to rig the midterm vote by creating more Republican congressional seats at the expense of minority voters.
In a scathing opinion, Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote that the Republican attempt to redistrict was not just about politics. Rather, “[s]ubstantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map.”
Yeah, I don't think Roberts meant that the way Judge Brown is taking it, but I like that he's putting Roberts on notice.Brown opened his opinion with a quote from Chief Justice John Roberts: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
And get a medal from Trump.Judge David C. Guaderrama, an appointee of President Barack Obama, joined Brown’s opinion. Judge Jerry E. Smith, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, will file a dissenting opinion.
Abbot's people will appeal to SCOTUS.
UPDATE 11/21/2025: And it's done...
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