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16 Dec 2021, 2:44 pm by Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
Last week, the Supreme Court refused for a second time to block SB8, effectively dismissing suits filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a couple of state court officials and a private party and retaining suits only against various state licensing officials. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 5:01 am by Lyle Denniston
   The new effort was described in a letter on the stationary of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and was signed by him and by the attorneys general of nine other states, plus one governor of one of those states. [read post]
24 Dec 2016, 6:07 am by SHG
So it did seem weird, back in October, when Harris — along with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — decided to arrest Backpage’s execs anyway, and charge them with “pimping. [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]
12 Jul 2022, 6:06 am by Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (ret.)
In December 2020, as vice-president, Pence openly supported the effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. [read post]
13 Dec 2020, 6:34 pm by Matt Cooper
Texas Attorney Ken Paxton asserted that the interests of Texas citizens were harmed when non-legislative actors in these states “amended” election laws in violation of the Electors Clause of the U.S. [read post]
12 Sep 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
Texas Attorney General and coalition leader Ken Paxton said the attorneys general have “evidence that Google’s business practices may have undermined consumer choice, stifled innovation, violated users’ privacy, and put Google in control of the flow and dissemination of online information. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 9:03 pm by Adam Garnick
This case began in 2018 when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and several other states filed a lawsuit arguing that DHS exceeded its authority by creating DACA without the consent of Congress. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 11:42 am by Michael Lowe
  Just last week, for example, Ken Paxton’s office issued a news release, where the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) had arrested a man over in Lockhart on 5 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. [read post]
10 Jul 2019, 7:51 am by Dan Bressler
” “The most recent development on this topic is that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief that sides with the plaintiffs in the case in Texas. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 1:40 pm by Amy Howe
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer suggested that the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton (who sat at counsel table in the courtroom on Monday with Stone), might be an appropriate defendant. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 11:00 am by Lyle Denniston
Texas’s state attorney general, Ken Paxton, who had led the 26-state coalition in opposition to the Obama directive, issued a statement on Friday applauding the switch in policy. [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 7:27 am by Amy Starnes
— Houston Public Media How to spot a car with flood damage — As many are dealing with the damage of Hurricane Harvey, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Texans about scams. [read post]
10 Dec 2021, 11:48 pm by Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
” The case was filed by Whole Woman’s Health (“the plaintiffs”) against various executive licensing officials in Texas, Texas state court judge Austin Jackson and court clerk Penny Clarkston, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (collectively “state officials”), and a private party by the name of Mark Dickson (“the defendants” or “defendants”). [read post]
13 Dec 2020, 1:58 pm by John Floyd
  Texas Republican Party Chair Floats Succession   In response to the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear another frivolous lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to overthrow the results of the presidential elections, Texas GOP Chair, Allen West again floated the idea of succession. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 9:30 pm by Justin Daniel
While the decision was hailed as a victory for “those who believe in the separation of powers” by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Obama spoke critically of the decision, calling it “frustrating for those who seek to grow our economy and bring a rationality into our immigration system. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 2:57 pm by John Floyd
    Texas AG Also Acting Outside Scope of Authority   We recently posted a piece about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton assuming judicial powers that were not within the purview as attorney general of the state of Texas as part of a “political stunt. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 7:46 am by Amy Starnes
— The Dallas Morning News Texas’ Attorney General says cities and counties can’t restrict gun sales under emergency orders — Gun sales can continue even as cities and counties curb nonessential business in light of COVID-19, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. [read post]
2 Dec 2018, 8:23 am by John Floyd
  Ramos’s execution did not strike a blow for justice as Texas Attorney Ken Paxton suggested. [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]