Texas A.G. Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Rein in Unconstitutional Federal Power, Encourages U.S. Supreme Court to Curtail Excessive Agency Deference
September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022:
Attorney General Paxton has joined an Oklahoma-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that extended excessive deference to federal agencies. Under the doctrine known as Cassell deference, the D.C. Circuit frequently rules that courts will not second-guess a federal ag . . .
Attorney General Paxton has joined an Oklahoma-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that extended excessive deference to federal agencies. Under the doctrine known as Cassell deference, the D.C. Circuit frequently rules that courts will not second-guess a federal ag . . .