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DECEMBER 11, 2023

“Pregnant Texas woman at the center of a legal battle leaves the state to obtain an abortion, attorneys say”: Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera of CNN have this report.

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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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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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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a pregnant woman who challenged the state’s abortion restrictions. Before Cox could safely obtain the abortion, however, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court to block it. Her health is on the line. .”

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court placed an administrative stay on Friday on a lower court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) that barred the enforcement of the state’s strict abortion bans on a pregnant woman whose fetus was recently diagnosed with a fatal condition. This is not the only abortion-related case in the Texas Supreme Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 2, 2024

This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether AEDPA bars a man on death row in Texas from arguing that his attorney abandoned him because doing so would require an unlawful “second or successive” petition for habeas corpus. to represent him. According to Gamboa, Ritenour failed him.

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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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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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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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APRIL 12, 2022

The district attorney for Starr County, Texas, Sunday announced that a murder charge would be dismissed against a woman in connection with a “self-induced abortion.” ” “In reviewing applicable Texas law, it is clear that Ms. It remains unclear whether Herrera had an abortion herself or was aiding one. .

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MARCH 13, 2021

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton suffered a defeat yesterday in his lawsuit against the City of Austin’s mask mandate after a Travis County judge ordered the mandate to stay in effect. ” Paxton later tweeted that the city “blew me off. So, once again, I’m dragging them to court.” Masking works.”

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Justice Department announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas and the Texas attorney general, challenging the state’s congressional and statehouse redistricting plans. And that is prohibited by federal law.”

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

“Ken Paxton names administrative law expert with conservative bona fides Texas’ solicitor general; Aaron Nielson will take a one-year leave of absence from BYU’s law school to lead the influential unit within the attorney general’s office”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune has this report.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that the US Congress passed a 2022 $1.7 ” 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.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

“Texas Supreme Court Candidate Seeks Removal of Opponent Justice John Devine from Primary Ballot; Attorney Eric Opiela filed a lawsuit to remove Devine from the GOP primary ballot on Walker’s behalf, alleging that Devine failed to secure enough valid petition signatures”: Matt Stringer of The Texas has this report.

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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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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Texas Thursday, claiming its recent voting restrictions violate federal voting rights. The DOJ asked the court to enjoin Texas from enforcing the recently signed law. ” But he added that he was “extremely confident” that the court would uphold it.

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APRIL 10, 2024

A Texas appellate panel suggested Wednesday that both sides fighting about a soured real estate financing deal need to do more to make their cases, asking attorneys during oral arguments to point to evidence that either confirms or refutes the existence of a contract.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

US District Judge Robert Pitman Friday ruled that Texas abortion funds cannot be prosecuted for aiding women who travel out of Texas to get abortions. In August 2022, numerous abortion funds, pro-choice groups and non-profit organizations brought the lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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MAY 22, 2024

As Texas prepares to launch its new business courts, transactional attorneys — especially those involved in commercial, securities and internal governance matters — should keep several issues in mind when considering use of the state's business court system to facilitate deals and settle disputes, say attorneys at Katten.

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MARCH 8, 2023

A Texas court Tuesday postponed inmate Andre Thomas’ execution date to allow his legal team to prove that he is not competent to be executed. Maurie Levin, an attorney for Thomas, said “The [c]ourt was right to follow the Constitution by withdrawing Andre Thomas’ execution date.”

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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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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Share After a Texas court reinstated his execution Wednesday, John Lezell Balentine took his final appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that his death sentence should be reassessed in light of new evidence of juror misconduct and racial bias. Texas executed Balentine by lethal injection on Wednesday evening. John Balentine in 1999.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided for a second time with Texas officials and suspended a lower court ruling that had blocked a Texas law banning most abortions. Pitman found that the law would subject citizens of Texas to irreparable harm if it were allowed to stand.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The State of Texas Wednesday executed Wesley Ruiz after the US Supreme Court denied Ruiz’s petition to for a stay. Ruiz, convicted of fatally shooting a Texas police officer, filed an application with the court on Tuesday to stay his execution and consider his petition for a writ of certiorari.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Wednesday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now permanently enjoined from enforcing the executive order.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday ruled that the Texas State Supreme Court must consider questions of enforcement of controversial abortion law SB8 before Whole Woman’s Health v. First, the Supreme Court did not determine Texas state officials’ duties under S.B.8 8 when it considered the case.

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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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JANUARY 3, 2024

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in his official capacity on Wednesday over a state law that criminalizes illegal entry into the border state from anywhere but a port of entry, exerting state jurisdiction over what is usually a federal matter. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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APRIL 6, 2023

million settlement with families of those injured and killed in the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta commented on the settlement, saying: No words or amount of money can dimmish the immense tragedy of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

“Texas AG Ken Paxton files petition aiming to block Kate Cox abortion authorization”: Bayliss Wagner of The Austin American-Statesman has this report. Eleanor Dearman of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that “ Texas AG Paxton warns hospitals not to perform abortion approved by ‘activist’ judge.”

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JANUARY 5, 2022

A Texas judge issued an amended execution order Tuesday for Carl Wayne Buntion and set his execution date for April 21, 2022. He is now the oldest death row inmate in Texas. Petitioner John Henry Remirez is also a death row inmate in Texas.

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MAY 21, 2024

The Texas attorney general requested Tuesday that a federal judge do away with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's enforcement guidance over gender identity and Title VII, arguing that the agency must be stopped from requiring employers' compliance with pronoun and bathroom accommodations.

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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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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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HowAppealing

MARCH 31, 2021

“Texas attorney general backs challenge to Harvard’s affirmative action policies at Supreme Court”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.

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JUNE 11, 2021

“‘The adult in the room’ — Eva Guzman could shake up Texas attorney general’s race.” ” Metro columnist Gilbert Garcia has this essay online at The San Antonio Express-News.

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