‘Nobel prize for fiction’: judge excoriates colleague in Texas redistricting case

Jerry Smith condemns opinion written by Jeffrey Brown and mentions Soros name 17 times in 104-page dissent

In a highly unusual opinion, a US federal judge berated his fellow judge with a series of personal attacks, and suggested that the billionaire George Soros had a role in an opinion striking down Texas's congressional districts.

The 104-page dissent from US district judge Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee, was issued a day after two of his colleagues on a three-judge panel said the new congressional map Texas adopted earlier this year was likely unlawful because it discriminated against non-white voters.