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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.