Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens | June 4, 2024
The professional organization that certifies lawyers is attempting to censure Attorney General Ken Paxton for a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election.Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling on the state’s highest civil court to intervene against the State Bar of Texas, as the group attempts to censure and strip his license to practice law due to his role in a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election.
In December 2020, following the presidential election filled with concerns about election integrity, Paxton led 18 states in filing Texas v. Pennsylvania at the United States Supreme Court. The case challenged the voting procedures in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin and sought to temporarily block those states from certifying vote counts ahead of the Electoral College vote.
The Supreme Court eventually dismissed the case, saying Texas lacked standing to bring the lawsuit.
The filing may be read here.More:
https://texasscorecard.com/state/paxton-asks-texas-supreme-court-to-review-politically-motivated-lawfare-by-state-bar/
