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In It to Win It

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:08 PM Wednesday

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

The main winners from Judge Brown’s opinion are George Soros and Gavin Newsom. The obvious losers are the People of Texas and the Rule of Law.

I dissent.




“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
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