Texas A.G. Paxton Joins Amicus Urging Supreme Court to Recognize Jurisdiction in Interstate Disputes as Mandatory
December 29, 2020
December 29, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a ten-state amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to recognize the mandatory nature of its exclusive jurisdiction to try cases between states, as conferred by the United States Constitution. In this brief, states argue that the Supreme Court's current approach--observing "permissive" jurisdiction rather than mandatory--denies . . .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a ten-state amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to recognize the mandatory nature of its exclusive jurisdiction to try cases between states, as conferred by the United States Constitution. In this brief, states argue that the Supreme Court's current approach--observing "permissive" jurisdiction rather than mandatory--denies . . .