Judge lashes out over ruling on Texas maps: "The opinion would deserve an 'F'"

One day after a Trump-appointed federal judge helped toss out Texas' redistricting effort, a Reagan-appointed judge penned a heated and invective-filled dissent accusing his fellow jurist of "cherry-picking of the highest order." A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that Texas must set aside the new congressional maps that it drew earlier this year, with Judge Jeffrey Brown writing for the majority that the map — which would create five new GOP-friendly House seats — was an unconstitutional …