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23 Jun 2016, 12:37 pm
The same Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas who spearheaded this hateful lawsuit (and filed it in a district where he knew the judge was anti-immigrant) also filed to block the resettlementof Syrian refugees. [read post]
2 Nov 2018, 3:10 am by Walter Olson
Hess and Grant Addison, National Review] New wave of institutional reform litigation aims to replace democratic oversight of public schools with governance by courts, lawyers, and NGOs [Dana Goldstein, New York Times] Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, trying to force a student to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, ignores 75 years of Supreme Court precedent [Scott Shackford] “My Daughter’s Middle School Plans to Teach Her Meek Compliance With Indiscriminate… [read post]
E-cigarette maker JUUL will pay 37 states $439 million to settle an investigation into its youth-marketing practices according to a Tuesday statement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 11:25 am by Amy Starnes
Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Texans to beware of a tax-related scam preying on individuals as the April 18th income tax deadline approaches. [read post]
2 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “‘No Corporate PAC’ Pledges Hit Record in 2020, But May Face Uncertainty in 2022” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call Texas: “Lawyers for Nate Paul Gave AG Ken Paxton $25k After He Waded into Civil Suit” by Taylor Goldentein and Jay Root for Houston Chronicle Elections National: “Disputing Trump, Barr Says No Widespread Election Fraud” by Michael Balsamo for Associated Press News Alaska: “Lawsuit Challenges… [read post]
12 Apr 2022, 2:02 pm by Jason Kelley
In an amicus brief filed yesterday, EFF, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and R Street, urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to take the case “en banc” and protect Twitter from a retaliatory investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. [read post]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that “under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the federal government is actively working to turn the United States into a nation without borders and a country without laws” and that he “will not let this happen. [read post]
The US Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit blocked an appeal Friday from Texas gun owners and state Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking judicial approval of a Texas gun law that exempts the state from federal firearm silencer regulations. [read post]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a New York doctor for allegedly providing abortion drugs to a Texas resident. [read post]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Friday against the Biden administration, seeking a declaration that the administration’s mandate that all federal contractor employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8th is unconstitutional. [read post]
19 Sep 2018, 9:31 am by Lindsay Offutt
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced [press release] the victory for Senate Bill 5 [text, PDF], saying the law will help to prevent fraud and criminal conduct at the ballots. [read post]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had claimed there was rampant lawlessness in the defendant states, where suits from the Trump campaign are pending. [read post]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint with the Supreme Court Tuesday against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, seeking to overturn their 2020 presidential election results. [read post]
28 Sep 2024, 6:30 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
The investigation is apparently predicated on the attorney general’s belief that Las Americas is conducting “fraudulent and deceptive legal representations and services. [read post]
29 Nov 2024, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week filed a lawsuit in state court against a church-run homeless center that receives over $1 million in funding from the city of Austin. [read post]
1 Oct 2023, 6:33 pm by Howard Friedman
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week filed a civil lawsuit against Yelp contending that it violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices- Consumer Protection Act by posting a "consumer notice" on the Yelp listings of anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers. [read post]
10 Mar 2022, 8:36 am by Howard Friedman
 As previously reported, last month Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an Attorney General Opinion concluded that a number of procedures used to treat gender dysphoria, i.e. assist transgender individuals in their gender transitions, can amount to child abuse under Texas law. [read post]