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25 Aug 2016, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction in response to a lawsuit brought by eleven states, blocking the guidance because the federal government failed to fulfill the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act and because the guidance is not a legal directive under Title IX—a decision hailed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who called the guidance an “illegal federal… [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 7:14 am by Amy Starnes
— ABA Journal Texas AG sues Harris County egg producer for alleged price gouging during coronavirus pandemic — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday in a Harris County court claiming that Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the largest producer of eggs in the country, is price gouging. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 1:54 pm by Greta Ravitsky and Anastasia A. Regne
The Report, and these latest executive orders, issued this week, were informed by the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas, which consists of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 8:22 am by Amy Starnes
Important links State Bar of Texas Coronavirus Legal Resources Page — Texasbar.com/coronavirus State Bar of Texas Coronavirus Public Resources Page — Texasbar.com/COVIDHelp Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program Well-being Resources page — Texasbar.com/remote-well-being Texas AG helped donor fight virus lockout — Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that an exclusive group of Texans stood to benefit when Attorney General… [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
The assertion of impropriety comes after the attorney general of New York state filed a lawsuit accusing NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre and other top executives of using NRA funds for decades to provide inflated salaries and expense accounts. [read post]
25 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Attorney General Is Probing Leonard Leo’s Network MSN – Heidi Przybyla (Politico) | Published: 8/22/2023 District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating judicial activist Leonard Leo and his netwo [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Doug Ford Recommends Possible Jail Time for Ontario Lobbyists Caught Breaking the Rules CTV – Katherine DeClerq | Published: 9/6/2023 Ontario Premier Doug Ford instructed the province’s attorney general to review legislation governing lobbyists and add increased penalties, including jail time, if they break rules. [read post]
11 Feb 2021, 9:03 pm by Sabrina Minhas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lamented that the Biden Administration failed to “consult and cooperate with Texas” when allegedly deciding to “violate federal immigration law. [read post]
1 Feb 2024, 6:05 am by Kate Huddleston
Attorney General Ken Paxton went even further, claiming with no evidence that the “federal government” is “actually participating with cartels and bringing people here as fast as they possibly can. [read post]
17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Disinformation Comes to a HeadSeattle Times – Steven Lee Myers (New York Times) | Published: 2/9/2023 The attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, both Republicans, have sued the White House and dozens of officials like Dr. [read post]
25 Oct 2023, 3:56 am by Seán Binder
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths. [read post]
4 Mar 2022, 12:30 pm by John Ross
After Twitter banned former President Donald Trump from its platform, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton served the company with a Civil Investigative Demand (CID), asking the company to produce documents relating to its content moderation decisions. [read post]
14 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The campaign continues to employ three traditional fundraising professionals to generate donations, and the new program will mostly generate new small-dollar gifts. [read post]
19 May 2020, 11:45 am by Stephen Wermiel
” The next day, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement that said abortions should be among the procedures that were halted unless they were necessary to preserve the health or life of the woman. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 11:32 am by Ilya Somin
Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is far from the only poseur who might relish an opportunity to excite his base with a legally dubious high-profile case, if he or she could be assured of getting it into the nation's highest court. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 9:11 am by Amy Starnes
— KUT – Austin Abortion providers sue Texas over coronavirus-related order — Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week that abortions should not be performed unless the mother’s life is in danger, saying health care capacity needs to be preserved for COVID-19 patients. [read post]
26 Oct 2023, 11:02 am by Dennis Aftergut
Johnson was the House champion, enlisting his colleagues to sign onto disgraced and indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legally bogus December 2020 claim that his state had standing in the Supreme Court to overturn the elections in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona.His tweet at the time boasted of his central role and stated: “We believe this suit . . . merits full & careful consideration by SCOTUS. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Official Stalled Probe Against Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Sources Say MSN – Juliet Eilperin and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) | Published: 11/12/2020 Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen deferred a bid from line prosecutors to move forward with possible criminal charges against former Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke, saying they needed to gather more evidence and refine the case, according to people familiar with the matter. [read post]
3 Mar 2021, 9:13 am by Sarah Libowsky, Krista Oehlke
  Biden’s executive order directs the attorney general and the secretary of homeland security to “promptly review and determine” whether to rescind the interim final rule, “Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act,” as well as any agency memoranda or guidance issued in reliance on that rule. [read post]