Pax­ton Stands Up for 2nd Amend­ment Rights in Ami­cus Brief Before the Penn­syl­va­nia Supreme Court

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, pushing back against an activist judiciary ignoring federal law and Americans’ constitutional rights under the 2nd amendment. 

September 21, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Pres­i­dent Trump’s Con­sti­tu­tion­al Rights After Biden DOJ’s Unprece­dent­ed Raid

Attorney General Paxton is leading a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of President Donald Trump, seeking to ensure the return of privileged documents taken during the Biden Administration’s unprecedented raid. 

September 20, 2022 | Press Release

Judge Rules That the Texas State Bar’s Law­suit Against AG Paxton’s First Assis­tant Vio­lates the Constitution

A Texas judge has ruled that the Texas State Bar’s lawsuit against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster violates the separation of powers secured by the Texas Constitution.

September 20, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Brief Before U.S. Supreme Court to Stand Up for Edu­ca­tion­al Insti­tu­tions and Their Students

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Utah-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to correct a Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision.

September 20, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Recov­ers Over $165 Mil­lion in Tax­pay­er Funds, Pro­tects the Integri­ty of the Texas Med­ic­aid Program

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the finalization of a substantial settlement with Centene Corporation and its subsidiaries that provide services to the Texas Medicaid program.

September 19, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Secures Major Vic­to­ry for the Con­sti­tu­tion, Free Speech Against Big Tech

Attorney General Paxton has secured a major victory in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of Texans and free speech advocates across the country.

September 19, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief to Rein in Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Fed­er­al Pow­er, Encour­ages U.S. Supreme Court to Cur­tail Exces­sive Agency Deference

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Oklahoma-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that extended excessive deference to federal agencies.

September 16, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Takes Action to Stop Woke Courts From Destroy­ing Women’s Sports

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, defending an Indiana law that prevents biological men from competing in women’s athletics.

September 16, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Signs Mul­ti­state Let­ter Urg­ing Joe Biden to Declare Fen­tanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Attorney General Paxton has signed a multistate letter led by Florida and Connecticut requesting the Biden Administration designate fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.  

September 16, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief to Pre­vent Activist Judges from Draw­ing New Con­gres­sion­al Maps in Direct Vio­la­tion of the U.S. Constitution

Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief led by Arkansas and Arizona in the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the North Carolina Supreme Court from blatant judicial activism that directly conflicts with the U.S. Constitution.

September 15, 2022 | Press Release