AG Paxton Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Minnesota’s Ballot Order Statute
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in defense of Minnesota’s ballot order statute, which places candidates on the ballot based on party affiliation, with the party netting the lowest number of votes in the preceding election listed first.
AG Paxton Files Second Amicus Brief Defending Student Rights to Free Speech and Due Process
Attorney General Ken Paxton today led 15 states in an amicus brief filed in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, defending the Department of Education’s reaffirmation of Title IX’s commitment to protecting students from actual harassment while upholding free speech and fair process.
AG Paxton Defends Mississippi Law Limiting Abortion After 15 Weeks
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Texas and 17 other States supporting a Mississippi law prohibiting non-emergency abortions past the 15th week of pregnancy.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Guidance to Religious Private Schools for Fall Reopenings
Attorney Genera l Ken Paxton today issued a guidance letter to religious private schools in Texas, informing them that local public health orders attempting to restrict their reopenings violate the United States and Texas Constitutions and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
AG Paxton Leads 15 States in Amicus Brief Defending Free Speech and Due Process for Students
Attorney Genera l Ken Paxton today led 15 states in an amicus brief filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, urging the court to allow the Department of Education to reaffirm Title IX’s commitment to protecting students from actual harassment while respecting free speech and fair process.
AG Paxton Defends Humane Treatment of Fetal Remains
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a letter brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressing the impact of a recent decision from the United States Supreme Court that held unconstitutional a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
AG Paxton Joins 18-State Coalition Defending Operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined an 18-state coalition in a friend-of-the-court brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to allow continued operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline
AG Paxton Applauds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Order of Candidates on Ballots
Attorney General Paxton today applauded the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing a case in which voter Rachel Miller, joined by the Texas Democratic Party, the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC, erroneously argued against a Texas election law that governs the order in which candidates appear on the ballot.
AG Paxton: Court Affirms OAG Authority to Prosecute Felony Election Law Violations
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the First Court of Appeals in Texas reversed a district court decision that quashed one count of an indictment against Zena Collins Stephens for tampering with a government record, which is a state jail felony.