Dissenting judge slams colleagues for blocking Texas congressional map
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) A U. S. judge issued an unusual dissenting opinion on Wednesday lambasting an earlier ruling that blocked Texas Republicans from using a new congressional map, saying he had been cut out of the decision-making process by two other judges on a three-judge panel. U. S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith said in his dissent that he was outraged by Tuesday’s decision, which was a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who redrew the state’s electoral districts at the behest of President Donald Trump. Smith, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, was one of three federal judges who. Continue reading Dissenting judge slams colleagues for blocking Texas congressional map