TX appeals court ruled AG Ken Paxton can face state bar discipline for his failed lawsuit to overturn 2020 election, which the bar says made false fraud claims.
by ACACIA CORONADO Associated PressFILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, according to a ruling by a Texas appeals court. can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
"The focus of the Commission's allegations is squarely on Paxton's alleged misconduct — not that of the State," Judge Erin Nowell, an elected Democrat, wrote in the 2-1 opinion.A similar lawsuit was also brought against one of Paxton's top deputies. Earlier this week, a coalition of state Republican attorneys general urged the Texas Supreme Court to reject efforts by the bar to impose discipline. All nine members of the state's highest civil court are Republicans.
A spokeswoman for the State Bar of Texas and the committee accusing Paxton declined to comment on the ruling.
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