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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. -
Texas AG sues battleground states for ‘unconstitutional’ changes to 2020 election laws
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a lawsuit against four battleground states in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to stop the electoral college from finalizing Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race. -
OPINION: A President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator MJ Hegar will mean Democrats will pack the Supreme Court
Democrats have a long history of refusing to talk about issues that are wildly unpopular with the American people. -
Barrett and Beyond: the Green Case for Supreme Court Reform
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as her successor have raised anxieties about a reconfigured court’s impact on our environmental laws. Barrett’s refusal to answer questions on climate change during her confirmation hearings has only increased worries about the future of climate legislation and environmental protection if she joins the court. -
Do We Have Enough Great Trial Lawyers
Our collective perceptions of trial lawyers comes from the golden era of television, where the practice of trial law was romanticized over decades. Whether the public’s perception of the lives and careers of trial lawyers were shaped by Mason, Matlock, Becker - or even Goodman, Chiles, and Hutz - these characters brought the lives of trial lawyers into our living rooms. -
The Supreme Court, now
Sadly, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Beta Ginsburg passed away last Friday. Her death came the day after the country celebrated Constitution Day, fitting in a way. She is being appropriately honored for her service to the country. Who will replace her and when is a political question that will no doubt be a great battle. But, before that we should all remember the good judge. -
W.Va., Texas AGs lead coalition seeking to reverse ruling that stopped pipeline construction
SAN FRANCISCO — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are leading a 17-state coalition asking a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling that brought pipeline construction to a grinding halt nationwide. -
A Scalia Digest
Perhaps unfairly, most jurists are quickly forgotten when they leave the bench. Some are remembered only in infamy: the “Four Horsemen” who blocked the New Deal early on; Roger Taney for the Dred Scott decision; Harry Blackmun as the unlikely author of Roe v. Wade, and so forth. Justices with a literary flair tend to linger in the public mind, explaining the enduring influence of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Robert Jackson, among a handful of others. -
TEXAS SUPREME COURT: Justice Guzman Among Four State Justices Launching Educational Podcast
Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman will be featured in Lady Justice: Women of the Court, a new podcast series produced by the Arkansas Supreme Court’s Public Education Program. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: State Representative Travis Clardy Joins Holland & Knight in Texas
Lawyer and State Representative Travis Clardy has joined Holland & Knight as of counsel in the firm's Austin office. -
AG Paxton warns Texas Bar against adopting 'unconstitutional' ABA Rule 8.4(g)
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a letter urging the State Bar of Texas to drop any consideration of American Bar Association Model Rule 8.4(g). -
Standing up to the bullies at the Texas Bar
You’d think a group of people could define “nonpartisanship” and agree on how to implement and maintain it: by consciously making an effort to be impartial and unbiased, not favoring one party or faction over another, trying to be moderate or middle of the road on the issues of the day and not lean one way or the other, perhaps even establishing a list of topics that the group chooses not to take positions on. -
Harris County Attorney Ryan Joins Lawsuit to Ensure Everyone Counted in Census
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan today joined a lawsuit seeking to stop the federal government from excluding undocumented immigrants from counting toward apportioning Congress. -
Harris County Attorney Ryan seeks expedited ruling By U.S. Supreme Court in vote by mail issue
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan today filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the vote by mail issue and rule quickly. -
Texas AG sides with attorneys seeking to end forced funding of State Bar’s ‘divisive ideological agenda’
NEW ORLEANS – Attorney General Ken Paxton has thrown his support behind a trio of attorneys seeking to end mandatory dues imposed by the State Bar of Texas – dues that go toward funding the Bar’s “divisive ideological agenda,” according to the AG. -
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Montana ruling regarding pipeline construction
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is expressing gratification after the U.S. Supreme Court again agreed with a West Virginia- and Texas-led 18-state coalition to block a Montana district court’s decision that he says brought construction of many pipelines nationally to a grinding halt. -
Attorneys appeal judgment upholding compulsory Bar dues
A trio of attorneys has appealed U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel’s summary judgment in favor of the state bar association. -
Texas AG files brief asking SCOTUS to declare Obamacare unlawful
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton today filed a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to declare Obamacare unlawful in its entirety. -
U.S. Supreme Court should put the kibosh on lawfare litigation
After California municipalities filed suit against ExxonMobil for contributing to the alleged effects of climate change, Exxon petitioned Tarrant County District Court for pre-suit discovery for a potential lawsuit of its own against the plaintiffs. The municipalities unsuccessfully challenged the trial court’s jurisdiction. -
Haynes and Boone obtains victory for VHSC Cement at Texas SC in trade secret dispute
AUSTIN - A Haynes and Boone appellate team led by Partner Mark Trachtenberg persuaded the Texas Supreme Court on June 19 to vacate a $16.5 million judgment and deny injunctive relief in a highly contentious trade secret dispute.