Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Enforcement Guidance For State Laws Prohibiting Public Contracts with Companies Unlawfully Maintaining “ESG” Policies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory letter providing updates and guidance on the enforcement of laws passed by the Texas Legislature restricting government entities from granting large contracts to companies that boycott energy companies, discriminate against firearm entities or associations, or boycott Israel.
Paxton Defends Religious Leaders and the Second Amendment Against Overreaching New York State Law
Attorney General Paxton joined two Montana-led amicus briefs challenging New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (“CCIA”), which makes it a felony to possess a firearm in any place of worship or a “sensitive location.”
Paxton Petitions Court to Halt Illegal Biden Administration Rule That Targets Americans Lawfully Exercising Their Second Amendment Rights
Attorney General Paxton filed a motion for preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”).
Paxton Denounces Biden’s Unconstitutional Call for the Banning of Certain Firearms Used Every Day by Law-Abiding Americans
Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led letter to President Biden condemning his unconstitutional decision to call for an “assault weapons” ban during his State of the Union Address.
Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Block Illegal Rule that Infringes on the Second Amendment Rights of Americans
Attorney General Paxton, along with a coalition of other plaintiffs, is suing the Biden Administration over a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) rule targeting pistol owners who use stabilizing braces.
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.
AG Paxton Joins Coalition to Protect Second Amendment from Biden Administration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a Montana-led multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rulemaking on bump stocks.
AG Paxton Joins Coalition to Stop Biden Administration from Regulating Non-Functional Firearm Parts
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Arizona-led 17-state complaint against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice, and the Acting Director of ATF, to fight the Biden administration’s unconstitutional rulemaking that would regulate firearm parts manufacturers.
Paxton Joins Letter Urging Senate to Reject Biden Nominee for ATF Head
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter urging the United States Senate to oppose President Biden’s nominee for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven Dettelbach.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus in Support of Gun Owners of America Challenging ATF’s Final Rule
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief co-led by Montana and West Virginia calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in Gun Owners of America v. Garland, which upheld the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Final Rule on bump stocks. Bump stocks are accessories that allow most semi-automatic firearms to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger.