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6 Sep 2021, 8:44 am by Howard Friedman
“I am sure Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton – who famously spends a good deal of his time composing press releases about religious liberty issues in other states – will be proud to see that Texas’s robust religious liberty laws, which he so vociferously champions, will prevent future Abortion Rituals from being interrupted by superfluous government restrictions meant only to shame and harass those seeking an abortion,” Satanic Temple… [read post]
27 Aug 2018, 6:33 am
In case you missed it, five states that had sued the previous administration over an illicit tax have finally been vindicated, to the tune of almost a billion dollars:"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton [led] a five-state coalition that on Thursday won an $839 million judgment against the federal government ... joined by Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, and Louisiana"The states had sued because even though ObamaCare explicitly exempted states from this tax, his… [read post]
11 Feb 2017, 12:18 pm by Eva Ruth
When asked why the office voluntarily set up the database, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Ken Paxton cited “transparency and easier access to the information by the public. [read post]
1 Sep 2021, 9:06 am
 “Applicants do not have standing to sue a state judge or court clerk because a private party might file a lawsuit in his court,” Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas, a Republican, wrote in a brief filed Tuesday. [read post]
20 Jun 2019, 5:24 am by Joe Patrice
[NY Times] * The case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may fall apart because local elected officials (who surely couldn't be political allies of Paxtons!) [read post]
On Friday, however, the Texas Supreme Court granted state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s emergency motion to stay the order. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:36 pm by Wolfgang Demino
      Attorney General Ken Paxton himself contributed to that mis-perception by issuing a press-release accusing the state supreme court of having "effectively" recognized same-sex divorce in its June 19, 2015 ruling. [read post]
29 Jun 2015, 5:17 am
The word "excused" suggests a benevolent reassignment of clerical workers with religious objection so they don't need to quit their jobs to avoid participating in what they view as a sin.But Texas attorney general Ken Paxton steps into the breach and goes big: Clerks can refuse based on religious objections, Paxton told the Austin American-Statesman, and because the clerks will probably be sued, "numerous lawyers stand ready to assist… [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 3:38 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
This puts an end to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's effort to upend the results of the November election. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:36 pm by WOLFGANG DEMINO
      Attorney General Ken Paxton himself contributed to that mis-perception by issuing a press-release accusing  the state supreme court of having "effectively" recognized same-sex divorce in its June 19, 2015 ruling. [read post]
Before Cox could safely obtain the abortion, however, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to block it. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 10:16 am by Mark Astarita
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Texas-based technology company and its founder accused of boosting stock sales with false claims about a supposedly revolutionary computer server and big-name customers purportedly placing orders to buy it.Also charged in the SEC’s complaint is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a former member of the company’s board of directors for allegedly recruiting investors while… [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 5:58 am by Staci Zaretsky
* Fans of this man's dopey mugshot grin will be sad if they're deprived of another jailhouse picture, but lawyers for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton want their client's securities fraud indictment to be tossed over what they claim was a faulty grand jury investigation. [read post]
9 Sep 2019, 12:38 pm by Kate Cox
The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is spearheading the bipartisan investigation, which is beginning with the search and digital advertising markets. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 8:29 am by Scott Bomboy
 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had threated to amend that lawsuit to include the 2012 DACA program. [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 11:44 am by Howard Friedman
On Feb. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Attorney General Opinion No. [read post]