Fifth Circuit Declares Obamacare Mandate Unconstitutional; Remands to District Court to Determine If Any Portions of the Law Can Remain
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday declared Obamacare’s individual mandate is unconstitutional and remanded the case back to the district court to determine whether any part of Obamacare can remain in light of the mandate’s unconstitutionality.
AG Paxton Recovers $63.5 Million for State of Texas, U.S. Medicaid Program
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today resolved an enforcement action against pharmaceutical product manufacturer Lupin Limited, Lupin Inc. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its Chief Executive Officer Vinita Gupta and Executive Vice President, US Generics Robert Hoffman.
Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of Texas Voter Registration System in “Motor Voter” Lawsuit
Attorney General Ken Paxton praised the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after it issued an opinion agreeing with Texas’s arguments that the three plaintiffs suing the state over its voter registration process lacked standing.
Smith County Conducts Child Support Roundup
The Smith County Sheriff’s Department along with the Tyler, Lindale, Troup, and Arp Police Departments and Smith County District Attorney’s Office, led a child support roundup that started on Friday, November 1, 2019.
AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests Five Predators For Child Pornography
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested five men for Possession of Child Pornography during a two-week span between October 23rd and October 31st.
AG Paxton Warns Dallas Area Business for“Sparking Fear” Among Residents in Storm-Ravaged Areas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a cease-and-desist letter yesterday to a North Texas contractor who recently distributed fliers in neighborhoods tragically impacted by the recent tornadoes.
AG Paxton’s Criminal Investigations Unit Makes First Sextortion Arrest
Attorney General Ken Paxton recently commended investigators from the Sextortion Unit in the Criminal Investigations Unit of his office for the arrest of Felipe Jesus Duron, 21, of Atascosa on federal charges of Production of Child Pornography, Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.
Attorney General Paxton Joins Bi-Partisan Coalition of Attorneys General Raising Concerns About Illegal Online Alcohol Sales
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 state and territory Attorneys General, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, in calling on Facebook, Craigslist, and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms, which frequently violate state laws.
AG Paxton Files Statement Opposing Unjust, Blanket Bail System in Houston
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a statement with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, opposing a consent decree the parties plan to enter in O’Donnell v. Harris County.
AG Paxton Announces $116.9 Million Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc. for Deceptive Marketing of Surgical Mesh Medical Devices
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a $116.9 million multistate settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. for deceptively marketing transvaginal surgical mesh devices.