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Litigation boutique Lehotsky Keller LLP adds 5th SCOTUS clerk and establishes office in Denver
The national litigation boutique Lehotsky Keller LLP has added Katherine C. Yarger as a partner in Denver, CO. The firm, started Feb. 1, has already grown to ten lawyers across three offices—Washington, D.C., Austin, TX, and Denver—and five of the firm’s lawyers clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court. -
SCOTUS ruling affirms 'future of foster care' Texas law protecting faith-based child welfare organizations
An unusual U.S. Supreme Court ruling found that religious social services agencies are protected under the First Amendment, despite municipal allegations that religious views open gateways to discrimination. -
Texas AG demands Congressional leaders uphold amendment protecting taxpayers from paying for abortions
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate coalition demanding that congressional leaders include the Hyde Amendment in this year’s budget. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Paxton Defends Second Amendment, Firearms With Over 10-Capacity Magazines
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 24 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a New Jersey law that violates the Second Amendment by banning firearms with magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. -
Big Oil gets win at SCOTUS in climate change litigation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Ruling on a narrow question of procedural law, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an appeals court’s decision that sent the City of Baltimore’s climate lawsuit to Maryland state court, giving oil companies a second chance to try to keep the case out of a plaintiff-friendly venue. -
Texas Bar members deserve a choice, not an echo
Late conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly published her first book, A Choice Not an Echo, in 1964 in hopes of breaking the stranglehold of country club Republicans on the grand old party’s presidential nominating process. Every four years, it seemed even then, the party faithful were presented with a somewhat less offensive version of the opposition’s choice, i.e., Democrat Lite. -
ABA urges appeals court to rule rigid bail system in Dallas County is unconstitutional
HOUSTON — The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief Monday, contending that the bail system in Dallas County, Texas, which allows pretrial release only if the defendant pays a specific amount of bail money, violates the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the 14th Amendment. -
Texas AG files suit defending states against costs of illegal immigration
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has led a 14-state coalition before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the “public-charge” rule, a federal law prohibiting immigration by aliens who are likely to rely on taxpayer-funded government programs. -
Austin attorney: Fine-only offenses 'create potentially dangerous interactions' with citizens, officers
An Austin lawyer says fine-only offenses are simply ways to generate revenue for governments. -
Racehorse owners and trainers file lawsuit to stop unprecedented, federal authority given to private group to regulate the industry
LUBBOCK — Organizations representing Thoroughbred horse owners and trainers have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a new law in which Congress punted on its legislative duties and, instead, handed the power to regulate horse racing over to a private group. -
HRC: Texas appeals court ruling ensures state-level protections for LGBTQ employees
WASHINGTON — Today, Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the news that the Texas 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Tarrant County Community College v. Sims, that Texas’s state law prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sex also provides protections against discrimination for LGBTQ workers. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Thompson Coburn releases coloring book celebrating the life of Texas legal pioneer Gloria Bradford
In honor of Black History Month, Thompson Coburn has created a free educational coloring book celebrating Gloria Bradford, the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Texas School of Law. -
Law enforcement Veteran Asks Supreme Court to Protect His Rights - and the Constitution
Jose Oliva, a 75-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather, spent his life serving his country. After years in the U.S. Air Force, he worked for more than three decades in law enforcement at federal, state, and local agencies. Now, he is fighting for his constitutional rights—and the rights of others like him—after he was violently assaulted by federal police officers. -
Steve Lehotsky and Scott Keller partner to launch Lehotsky Keller, law firm will focus on regulatory challenges
WASHINGTON – Attorneys Steve Lehotsky and Scott Keller have partnered to form Lehotsky Keller, a national boutique law firm that will focus on regulatory challenges expected as the Biden administration rolls out its agenda. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Announces Appointment of Judd Stone to Solicitor General and Departure of Kyle Hawkins
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the departure of Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins and the appointment of Judd Stone to fill this vital role within the Office of the Attorney General. -
The Human Rights Campaign Files Amicus Brief in Support of Texas LGBTQ Workers
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, filed a brief as amicus curaie, or “friend of the court,” to the Texas 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. -
If you don’t see vote fraud, you must be blind
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office staff has received death threats following his decision to join an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Determine the Integrity of the 2020 Election
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued this statement after the United States Supreme Court denied the Texas lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — four battleground states who ran illegal and unconstitutional elections. -
Supreme Court refuses to hear Texas lawsuit to overturn election results in four states
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to overturn election results in four swing states. -
AG Paxton says suit against battleground states is about ensuring faith in democracy survives
HOUSTON – It’s vital that the U.S. Supreme Court requires national elections be held to constitutional standards. But what's more important is that the high court ensures that elections going forward are contests the people can trust, says Attorney General Ken Paxton.