"The latest aftershock from the political earthquake over electoral map redesigns in the United States hit Texas this week. On Tuesday, a panel of federal judges blocked the new congressional map approved by the state that benefited the Republican Party and, in doing so, not only disrupted preparations for the 2026 elections but also unleashed an unprecedented internal revolt among Republicans themselves."
"The ruling written by Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Donald Trump appointee with clearly conservative leanings concluded that the map approved this summer constitutes unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. In response, the Republican leadership in Texas where they control every branch of government has closed ranks and launched an offensive to restore the map introduced over the summer, appealing directly to the U.S. Supreme Court while denouncing what they call a judicial attack on legislative authority."
"Appointed in 2001 by then-governor Rick Perry to the 55th District Court, he eventually reached the Texas Supreme Court, where he served on an all-Republican bench. His rulings earned him praise among conservative activists: he repeatedly sided with opponents of same-sex marriage and openly expressed anti-abortion positions. When Donald Trump nominated him to the federal judiciary in 2019, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hailed him as a judge with fidelity to the Constitution."
A panel of federal judges blocked Texas's new congressional map, finding it constituted unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. The ruling, authored by Judge Jeffrey Brown, disrupted preparations for the 2026 elections and provoked an unprecedented internal revolt within the Republican Party. Texas Republican leaders, controlling every branch of state government, have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and denounced the decision as a judicial attack on legislative authority. Brown is a Donald Trump appointee with a long conservative judicial record, including rulings opposing same-sex marriage and expressing anti-abortion positions. The decision prompted accusations of betrayal and a cascade of attacks from Republican allies.
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