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7 May 2020, 7:44 am
“I find it outrageous and out of touch that during this national pandemic, a judge, in a county that actually released hardened criminals for fear of contracting COVID-19, would jail a mother for operating her hair salon in an attempt to put food on her family’s table,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement Wednesday. [read post]
26 Oct 2019, 7:47 am
Let's clear a few browser tabs with a roundup of stories that merit Grits readers' attention:Texas AG insults federal judge's intelligenceSomewhat predictably, I suppose, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton weighed in against Harris County's proposed bail settlement, siding against the commissioners court and local judges who agreed to the compromise. [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 clerks defending… [read post]
9 Oct 2015, 7:30 am
., No. 14-0714 Set to be argued on December 8, 2015 GLENN HEGAR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS COMPTROLLER; AND KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL v. [read post]
14 Nov 2020, 11:14 am
Responding to the extension, a group of restaurant owners and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit to stop the extended lockdown. [read post]
29 Jan 2021, 8:43 am
Supreme Court it considered friendly territory, Biden’s team may not be able to count on a sympathetic audience among the conservative justices who hold sway on the nation’s top judicial body.The Jan. 22 lawsuit was filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a staunch Republican ally of Trump, challenging Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportation of many immigrants. [read post]
27 Mar 2024, 6:32 am
15 Nov 2022, 9:48 am
"] From In re Paxton, decided yesterday by the Fifth Circuit (Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, joined by Judge Cory Wilson, with Judge Patrick Higginbotham agreeing on this point): Believing Texas intends to enforce its abortion laws to penalize their out-of-state actions, Plaintiffs sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. [read post]
29 Feb 2024, 6:34 am
” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the bill and sought an injunction against two portions of the bill, the PFWA and a sizable appropriation to a federal pilot program that provided case services to immigrants in immigration removal proceedings. [read post]
19 Jul 2017, 8:52 am
AG Ken Paxton’s name is on the pleadings, but he is too busy to handle garden-variety litigation of this sort. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 7:45 am
The outlier remains in Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued guidance suggesting that county clerks may be able to refuse to issue marriage licenses because of their religious beliefs. [read post]
15 Aug 2017, 9:30 am
At the end of June 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other states sent a letter to Attorney General Sessions threatening to sue President Trump if he doesn’t end the DACA program by September 5. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 1:51 pm
The article is part of the Regulatory Review's symposium on "Regulation in the Trump Administration's First Year," which also includes contributions by Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin, Texas AG Ken Paxton, and law professors Dan Farber (UC Berkeley), Cary Coglianese (University of Pennsylvania), Richard Pierce (George Washington) and Mark Nevitt (Penn). [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:36 pm
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]
8 Dec 2023, 10:14 am
Karsan's medical license, finances and personal liberty.Responding to the decision, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a press release:The Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws. [read post]
24 Aug 2016, 4:05 am
They eagerly provide comprehensive care to society’s most vulnerable populations, but their religious beliefs will not allow them to perform medical transition procedures that can be deeply harmful to their patients.....Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a press release announcing the filing of the lawsuit, and saying in part:This is the thirteenth lawsuit I have been forced to bring against the Obama Administration’s continued threats on constitutional rights of… [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 11:44 am
On Feb. 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Attorney General Opinion No. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:36 pm
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]
15 Aug 2017, 9:30 am
At the end of June 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other states sent a letter to Attorney General Sessions threatening to sue President Trump if he doesn’t end the DACA program by September 5. [read post]
21 Nov 2023, 1:35 pm
”Following the lawsuit’s filing, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton piled on, announcing he would be investigating Media Matters to determine whether its study of content on X might constitute “potential fraudulent activity” under Texas law. [read post]
