A little over a year after the Texas Appeals Court rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s argument that the state’s Whistleblower Act does not apply to whistleblowers reporting violations of law committed elected officials, AG Paxton has agreed to a tentative settlement that will leave the Appeals Court’s ruling in place and provide monetary compensation to four former AG employees. The settlement was revealed in a Texas Supreme Court filing on February 10,… More
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Twitter Challenges Texas AG’s Civil Investigative Demand
A recent lawsuit filed by Twitter against Texas AG Ken Paxton claims that an investigation into the company’s internal content moderation policies violates the First Amendment.
On January 13, Paxton issued a civil investigative demand (CID) to Twitter seeking information related to the company’s policies and procedures for content moderation. In addition to requesting all versions of Twitter’s terms of use,… More