AG Paxton Proud of His Agency’s Work in Support of Religious Liberty Win at the U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated a major win for religious liberty as the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coach Joseph Kennedy’s claim against a school district that fired him for engaging in public prayer after football games at Bremerton High School in Washington state -- sometimes including athletes who wished to participate.
Attorney General Paxton Files Pro-Religious Liberty Amicus Brief with SCOTUS
Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief in the U. S. Supreme Court in support of petitioners in Zhang Jingrong v. Chinese Anti-Cult World Alliance
AG Paxton Victorious Again: Court Green-Lights Texas Suit Against Biden Administration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds a Texas federal district court’s decision to deny the Biden Administration’s motion to dismiss Texas’s lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Biden Administration in Defense of the Safety and Wellbeing of Texas Children
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amended a lawsuit which was previously filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding new guidance that empowers the federal government to withhold federal funding from state entities that do not adhere to their misinterpretation of the Affordable Care Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
AG Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Uphold First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
Attorney General Paxton, together with Arizona, Alaska, and Florida, is leading a 27-state coalition urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a Bremerton High School football coach in Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Liberty
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief in support of religious liberty, in a case that is pending in the Colorado Court of Appeals. Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop is the second case brought against Jack Phillips, a baker, under state public accommodation laws—this time because he refused on religious grounds to make a custom cake celebrating a customer’s gender transition.
Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition Defending Coach’s Right to Prayer
Attorney General Ken Paxton led a 23-state coalition defending religious liberty for a high school football coach who was unjustly fired for praying after games.
AG Paxton Joins Multi-State Coalition in Defending Religious Liberty
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multi-state amicus brief in support of religious liberty in a Virginia case, arguing that the City of Fredericksburg violated the First Amendment when it denied a property tax exemption to a residence owned by a church and occupied by two of its pastors.
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition in Demanding Protection of Seminary’s Religious Liberties
Attorney General Paxton joined an Amicus Brief along with 15 other states to fight for the rights of Fuller Theological Seminary, which expelled two students who entered same-sex marriages after their admission.
AG Paxton Sends Letter to Cameron County Warning that it Must Allow Religious Private Schools to Open
Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter to Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, warning against a control order issued jointly by Judge Treviño and the county’s health authority that specifically dictates how religious private schools may operate.