Today, the Supreme Court issued a very unusual order in a very unusual case.
In late November, a three-judge panel found that Texas's redistricting plan was motivated by race. Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee in Galveston, joined (and likely wrote) the majority opinion. Judge Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee in Houston, wrote a blistering dissent. It began:
"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night!"
