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Fiery dissent in Texas redistricting case paves path for Supreme Court appeal

U. S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith issued a scathing, lengthy dissent aimed at a district judge on a panel that struck down Texas’s new congressional map, likely providing ammunition for the state’s forthcoming appeal to the Supreme Court. Smith accused U. S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown of “embarking on a results-oriented crusade against the Texas Legislature” in [.].