The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 challenge to Biden's victory.
The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.
The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.
The State Bar of Texas will not mover forward with it's case against Attorney General Ken Paxton after the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the assistant attorney general in a similar case last month.
The Commission for Lawyer Discipline asked the Texas Supreme Court to drop its case against Ken Paxton, but the attorney general wants the court to do more than accept a nonsuit with prejudice.
At the request of the bar, the Texas Supreme Court handed down an order Wednesday that brings the bar's attempts to sanction Paxton to an end.
Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
The Commission for Lawyer Discipline tells the Texas Supreme Court that a related ruling made its case against Paxton moot.
The State Bar of Texas moved to drop its lawsuit against state Attorney General Ken Paxton for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
In a court filing, lawyers with the bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss the suit, citing the high court’s December decision to toss a separate state ...
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