Breaking: Court, Splitting 2-1, Finds Some Texas Congressional Districts Violate Voting Rights Act or Constitution http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91545
In the massive ruling finding TX congressional districts illegal, Judge Smith in dissent has very strong words against DOJ
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@rickhasen That language from Smith re DOJ lawyers is improper. That petty personal shit shouldn't be in this opinion. Shockingly bad form. -
I would put in a complaint about that language from Smith it's unprofessional and unbecoming is a Judge. Disgrace
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I have never seen a dissent like that. Very ... startling.
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wow, what a dissent. Chewing gum in court and rolling one's eyes at witnesses? If that happened, it's unbelievable.
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agreed, if so it's not appropriate decorum. But scope of dissent takes such personal umbrage, hard to imagine
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That's one weird dissent! Not about the merit of the case, but about his personal observations & feelings about the DOJ lawyers
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Not a lawyer (just Con Law 101 a long ago) Is it normal a dissent focuses on personal judgment rather than merits of case/law?
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is hypocritical af. berates counsel for lack of manners while he himself throws a tantrum.
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Asking for a friend -- did dissenting judge find case to be moot because democracy is dead and elections will soon be a memory?
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Doesn't his dissent prove the point? Feds have to swoop in in these cases. Er...I mean had to. Because those days are gone.
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Strong is an understatement. Smith is scornful & belligerent towards the DOJ lawyers. This type of vitriol in a dissent is ridic.
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same story as always. Like many people these days, He refuses to see anything short of burning crosses and sheets as racism.
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