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AG Pax­ton Joins 18-State Coali­tion Urg­ing SCO­TUS to Over­turn the Shut­down of a Job-Pro­duc­ing Pipeline

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office joined a coalition of 18 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked construction on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, impeding the nation’s economic growth.

December 10, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Defends Right to Life for 9‑Month-Old Baby Girl

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the District Court of Tarrant County in support of a nine-month-old baby girl who is fighting for her life after Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas denied the baby’s mother’s request to continue life-sustaining treatment for her.

November 22, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Urg­ing Supreme Court to Allow Faith-Based Orga­ni­za­tions to Con­tin­ue Car­ing for Fos­ter Children

Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate coalition in an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of faith-based child welfare organizations.

August 26, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Paxton’s Office Defends State Abor­tion Reg­u­la­tions in Court

A legal team from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office today defended reasonable state abortion regulations designed to protect the health and safety of women.

August 09, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Leads 12-State Brief with SCO­TUS Chal­leng­ing Con­sti­tu­tion­al­i­ty of the Con­sumer Finan­cial Pro­tec­tion Bureau

Leading a coalition of 12 states, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

July 31, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Leads 16-State Coali­tion Brief Ask­ing 7th Cir­cuit to Allow Indi­ana to Pro­tect the Health and Safe­ty of Women

Leading a coalition of 16 states, Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit explaining why Indiana’s reasonable licensing requirements for abortion clinics are constitutional.

July 23, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Leads 16-State Brief in Sup­port of Expand­ing Health Cov­er­age Options for Small Businesses

Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by 15 other states, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule allowing millions of Americans employed by small businesses to access quality, affordable health coverage via Association Health Plans.

June 10, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Files Brief Sup­port­ing Fed­er­al Law Giv­ing Texas, Oth­er States More Tools to Fight Sex Trafficking

Leading a 21-state coalition, Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a federal law that gives state prosecutors greater authority to take legal action against websites that host sex-trafficking ads.

April 22, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti-State Coali­tion Brief Defend­ing Trump Admin­is­tra­tion Title X Fund­ing Rule to Pro­tect the Unborn

Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a multistate coalition brief defending a new Trump Administration rule for the Title X grant program which allows family planning services to cease providing abortion counseling and referral.

April 09, 2019 | Noteworthy