Amicus Brief

Jan 29, 2024 | civilrights.org | Amicus Brief

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Mar 31, 2023 | southerneducation.org | Amicus Brief

On school vouchers: SEF lauds Georgia lawmakers, disappointed in Florida leaders’ decisionSTATEMENT FROM SEF: March 31, 2023On Georgia legislators’ decision against major voucher expansion: The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) is grateful to Georgia legislators, educators, parents, students, and advocates this week for stopping a major expansion of private school vouchers in the state.

Mar 22, 2023 | texasattorneygeneral.gov | Amicus Brief

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to roll back powers that were unlawfully granted to an unelected body that oversees Dallas’s municipal employees’ retirement fund. In accordance with state law, the Dallas City Council established by ordinance the Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas (“ERF”).

Mar 8, 2023 | texasattorneygeneral.gov | Amicus Brief

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to ensure appropriate custody decisions are made on behalf of Texas children and to ensure that Texas appellate courts review legal judgments correctly and uniformly.  The case involves a determination of whether four children should live primarily with their mother or with their father.

Feb 21, 2023 | texasattorneygeneral.gov | Amicus Brief

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Georgia-led amicus brief that is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the legal framework for when attorney’s fees are to be awarded to “prevailing parties” in civil lawsuits.  Specifically, the amicus addresses the situation in which a party secures a preliminary injunction but not a final determination on the merits of the case it brought. This is of paramount importance to states, as state officials frequently are defendants in such cases.