JURIST

MAY 20, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday amended the initial lawsuit against Google to include claims regarding Google’s Incognito mode as another violation of Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act. This is Attorney General Paxton’s fifth lawsuit filed against Google.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Chief US District Judge Alia Moses rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction from Texas on Wednesday to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from cutting wire fencing at the US-Mexico border. The case is in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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JURIST

AUGUST 1, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday a $1.4 This settlement is the largest ever obtained by a single state and marks the first settlement under Texas’s Capture the Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI Act). Under the settlement, Meta is required to pay the State of Texas $1.4 billion by 2025.

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JURIST

JUNE 7, 2024

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Thursday a District Court’s ruling to return books to a Texas public library after they were removed because of their viewpoint and content. At the beginning of this litigation, the defendant’s attorney donated copies of the 17 books back to the library.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A US federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s ban on drag performances was unconstitutional and blocked it from going into effect. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the ban, Senate Bill 12 (SB 12), into law back in June.

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2022

The Texas Supreme Court Friday ruled that state agencies in Texas may investigate gender affirming care as child abuse but that the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is not bound to undertake any such investigations. Texas took an interlocutory appeal, superseding the injunction.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Friday ruled that Texas law HB 20 , which prohibits social media platforms from censoring users “based on viewpoint” and requires them to release biannual transparency reports, is constitutional. Judge Andrew S. Oldham wrote the opinion, and judge Edith H. Jones concurred.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday sued Google for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. Paxton cited Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act , which prohibits companies from collecting voice or face data for commercial purposes without first informing users.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas announced on Tuesday that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas sentenced former Guatemalan congressman Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar to 18 years in prison for international drug trafficking. Acting US Attorney Abe McGlothin Jr.

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JURIST

MARCH 1, 2022

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Texas and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from enforcing a directive to investigate families of transgender youth and the medical professionals who treat them.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Texas legislature on Tuesday passed a bill containing a set of new voting restrictions that will tighten the state’s already strict voting rules, which is considered some of the strictest in the nation. I look forward to signing Senate Bill 1 into law, ensuring election integrity in Texas.”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Texas authorities Monday announced a criminal investigation into Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ operation which flew approximately 50 Venezuelan migrants into Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Salazar said his office has worked with several nonprofit organizations and individual attorneys helping the migrants navigate the situation.

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2022

A US federal judge Friday temporarily restrained Texas from investigating doctors or parents over gender-affirming care for minors. Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, released an opinion which prompted the investigation in February. The order includes families who are a part of LGBTQ+ organization PFLAG.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

Seven residents of Llano County, Texas Monday filed a federal lawsuit against elected officials and library leaders regarding restricted access to and removal of library books. Through this lawsuit, the Llano residents desire injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the Court deems appropriate.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

Trevino , which concerns the arrest of a Castle Hills, Texas councilwoman who argues that she was arrested in retaliation for her critical speech about the city’s government. Attorney Anya A. Attorney Lisa S. The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the case Gonzalez v.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

The post Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Facing Lawsuit Over Pro-Fossil Fuels Law appeared first on Above the Law. Some people just want to watch the world burn.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2022

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton Wednesday filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google for engaging in false and misleading advertising practices in violation of Texas law. The attorney general’s office argues that this amounts to false advertising under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act.

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ABA Journal

MAY 26, 2023

A committee of the Texas House of Representatives has recommended that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached for allegedly misusing his power to…

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled a process server Monday and then avoided subpoenas Tuesday, when a Texas judge ruled that he didn’t have…

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2022

The Third Texas Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a trial court’s decision to temporarily block the state from proceeding with an investigation into the parents of a transgender teenager. Beyond Texas, several other states have sought to criminalize medical care for transgender youths. The state appealed the restraining order.

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JURIST

JUNE 11, 2022

New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James brought an investigation against the NRA in 2020. The attorney for the NRA said: The NRA believes the NYAG’s pursuit was fueled by her opposition to the Association and its First Amendment activities in support of the Second Amendment.

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ABA Journal

JULY 26, 2022

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken another step to signal his displeasure with the State Bar of Texas after the group filed an…

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2021

The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Friday in a press release that it filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will reincorporate in Texas. ” It mentions that the move to Texas will enable the nonprofit to start down a new path with more sustained growth and continued success. New York Rep.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The post Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Agrees To Apologize, Pay Millions To Former Aides appeared first on Above the Law. Ken Paxton agrees to a settlement over claims he fired whistleblowers in retaliation.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 25, 2021

Accusations of wrongdoing by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton were “either factually incorrect or legally deficient,” according to a report released earlier this week by…

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Above The Law

AUGUST 1, 2023

The post Embattled Texas Attorney General’s Latest Legal Wrangling To Make His Impeachment Problem Go Away appeared first on Above the Law. Paxton wants 19 of 20 impeachment articles dismissed.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 18, 2022

But earlier this year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton opened up a new battleground: the home. A few days later, the governor of Texas ordered the state’s Child Protective Services (CPS) to investigate families whose children are in transgender therapy. The attorney general then appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2022

Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Swalwell is a former Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, CA, and McCaul is a former federal prosecutor and Deputy Attorney General of Texas. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) introduced the bill and worked on it with Rep.

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JURIST

MARCH 1, 2021

The largest power company in Texas filed for bankruptcy Monday following a historic cold snap that caused week-long blackouts and left at least 4.3 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) imposed high prices on power purchasers in order to cover the cost of other power companies’ electricity use. billion bill.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a countersuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday asserting that she lacks the authority to invoke New York state laws overseeing nonprofit organizations.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 28, 2022

“Texas Republicans pressure court to reverse decision blocking attorney general from prosecuting election cases; Republicans from Gov.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline has dropped an ethics complaint alleging that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made dishonest statements in December 2020 litigation…

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2022

The states of Texas and Louisiana brought a lawsuit challenging this memorandum, which led to US District Court for the Southern District of Texas Judge Drew Tipton vacating the memorandum in June. Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr joined 19 other attorneys to urge the Supreme Court to stop the memorandum from taking effect.

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HowAppealing

MAY 18, 2022

And Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue of CNN report that “ Texas asks Supreme Court to keep state social media censorship law in effect.” ” You can access the Texas Attorney General’s filing today in the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“5th Circuit Panel Upholds Attorneys Fees for Plaintiffs in Texas Voter ID Case, Judge Ho Concurs Separately in His Own Majority Opinion to Rail Against Earlier 5th Circuit Decision Finding Texas Voter ID Law Discriminatory”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog” about a ruling that the U.S.

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APRIL 5, 2022

“Texas asks Fifth Circuit to nix fees awarded to opponents of anti-BDS law; Two of the appellate judges appeared inclined Monday towards tossing out or substantially reducing a $336,000 attorney’s fees award issued against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton”: Cameron Langford of Courthouse News Service has this report on an oral argument (..)

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Suspended Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is “not fit to be the attorney general for the state of Texas," according to Texas State Rep.…

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