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Ken Paxton can’t be deposed under oath in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court says
The attorney general has agreed not to contest a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing him of retaliation after they said he abused his office.
Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit
The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023
Whistleblowers can’t question Ken Paxton under oath, Texas Supreme Court rules
The ruling voids a lower-court order requiring Paxton and three other officials to be deposed by four fired executives.
Texas Supreme Court: AG Ken Paxton won’t have to sit for deposition in whistleblower suit
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said Ken Paxton won't have to sit for a deposition in a 2020 whistleblower lawsuit filed by former employees. The claim he fired them after reporting him to the FBI for bribery,
Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates GARM ad cartel over boycott ‘conspiracy’
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is investigating a shadowy left-leaning advertising cabal over whether it participated in a “coordinated plan or conspiracy” to boycott “certain social media
Ken Paxton won't testify in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court rules
The Texas Supreme Court said on Friday that Attorney General Ken Paxton does not need to testify under oath in a lawsuit filed by former employees.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Blocks Biden-Harris Administration's Overtime Rule in Defense of State's Rights
Texas AG Ken Paxton has blocked a Biden-Harris overtime rule deemed overreach, marking a defense of state rights.
Texas Supreme Court Says Ken Paxton Can't Be Deposed in Whistleblower Case
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, can't be deposed in a whistleblower lawsuit that eventually led to impeachment charges being brought against him last year.
Texas Supreme Court rules Paxton does not have to testify in whistleblower case
Whistleblowers suing Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t get the chance to depose him and three other high-ranking agency staff, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday in a major win for the embattled officeholder.
Whistleblowers can't make Attorney General Ken Paxton testify, Texas Supreme Court rules
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Paxton and three aides do not have to testify after he agreed not to contest allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit
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Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban After Two Women Die
Weeks after ProPublica reported on the deaths of two pregnant women whose miscarriages went untreated in Texas, state ...
Texas AG sues Dallas for decriminalizing marijuana
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small ...
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Freedom-hating Texas Attorney General sues Dallas for voter-approved measure to end pot arrests
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who never met a federal law he didn't want to defy, has suddenly discovered his inner ...
Texas Attorney General sues City of Dallas over ballot measure decriminalizing marijuana
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against the City of Dallas and local officials on Wednesday for adopting a city ...
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Texas AG launches probe into alleged antitrust advertising scheme boycotting social media companies
Paxton's office said that although advertising companies can choose where to place their ads, engaging in a conspiracy could ...
Trump Transition Live: Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Consideration
President-elect Donald Trump has said he was "much respect" for Matt Gaetz for withdrawing as attorney general nominee to ...
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As Trump administration takes shape, Texas takes a back seat
So far Trump has looked elsewhere for his earliest cabinet and high-level staff appointments, in some cases passing over ...
Attorney for many Diddy accusers sued for alleged 'extortionate plot'
An attorney who gained attention by unleashing a torrent of lawsuits against Sean "Diddy" Combs is now the target of a new ...