Texas AG Ken Paxton won't have to testify in abortion case, federal appellate court rules

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Texas AG Ken Paxton won't have to testify in abortion case, federal appellate court rules
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Abortion funds are suing the state for protection to resume their work amid the state's...

The subpoena made national headlines after Paxton evaded a legal messenger who had shown up at his house on the eve of a hearing in the case. Paxton later called the messenger"suspicious" and"erratic" and said he"justifiably feared for his personal safety."

"We are happy that Judge Pitman can move forward in the case now, and that the Fifth Circuit has acknowledged the real threats against our clients related to assisting people to access reproductive health care out of state," the plaintiffs' attorneys said in a joint statement. He has also stated that he believes pre-Roe statutes that criminalize abortion, as well as anyone who"furnishes the means"granted Paxton's motions to quash the subpoenas; however, after more information came to light — Paxton had claimed he was served “on the literal eve of trial," yet emails submitted to the court by the abortion funds' lawyersThe appellate judges disagreed with the lower court's finding that there were"exceptional circumstances" requiring...

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