UNHINGED! Judge Jerry Smith's dissent in TX redistricting case: "The main winners... are George Soros and Gavin Newsom."

“The main winners … are George Soros.” - the start of the Republican appointed judge’s dissent from the ruling striking down TX’s map as a racial gerrymander.

— Leah Litman (@leahlitman.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T20:53:00.845Z

In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.

— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T20:54:50.879Z

(To be very clear: Neither Soros nor Newsom is in any way a party to this case.)

Link here: electionlawblog.org/wp-content/u...

— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T20:49:15.569Z

I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:

— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T20:48:36.279Z

"The main winners from Judge Brown’s opinion are George Soros and Gavin Newsom"

OH BOY!

— GrandstandFan (@grandstandfan.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T20:40:36.839Z