Texas Redistricting Case Highlights Growing Judicial Rift

Authors

Doron M. Kalir, Cleveland State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Op-Ed

Publication Date

12-17-2025

Publication Title

Cleveland Plain Dealer / cleveland.com

Keywords

Texas, redistricting, shadow docket

Abstract

Kalir reviewed the recent Supreme Court “shadow docket” opinion in the Texas redistricting case where the Court reversed a 160-page opinion by the lower court with a short statement without oral argument and without any real reasoning. In dissent, Justice Kagan highlighted the paradox of overruling such a thorough work product with a cursory review “over a holiday weekend.” Following a New York Times survey among lower-court judges, Kalir argued that this opinion is a harbinger of a growing rift between the “one Supreme Court” and “other inferior courts” that the Constitution had invested with the “judicial power” of the United States.

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Original URL: https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/12/texas-redistricting-case-highlights-growing-judicial-rift-doron-m-kalir.html

Repository Citation

Kalir, Doron M., "Texas Redistricting Case Highlights Growing Judicial Rift" (2025). Law Faculty Articles and Essays. 1345.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/fac_articles/1345