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On the issues: Q&A with the Republicans running for Texas attorney general

Texas’ next top lawyer will inherit an office that has become the tip of the spear of the conservative legal movement. To help primary voters differentiate, we asked the four GOP candidates where they stand on the agency’s major issues.

The Texas Tribune

On the issues: Q&A with the Democrats running for Texas attorney general

Republicans have turned the office into a conservative legal juggernaut, but three Democrats are competing for the chance to take it back. To help primary voters differentiate, we asked the candidates where they stand on the agency’s major issues.

The Texas Tribune

Pro-Israel group Betar to end New York operations after inquiry finds ‘violent conduct’

State attorney general found far-right group harassed ‘Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers’

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Winter sun flights to US from Canada slashed as tourists shun Trump

The equivalent of 5,000 aircraft seats a day have been switched to other destinations

The Independent UK

Revealed: The world’s busiest air routes 

Plane Talk: And the journey with most passengers is... a domestic link in Korea, from a secondary airport

The Independent UK

N.Y. State Police Attempt to Get "Red Flag" Gun Ban Order Against 11-Year-Old Girl Was "Legally Frivolous," "Needlessly Risk[ed] Further Injury"

The basis for the attempt was that the girl had texted a classmate that she was thinking of hanging herself.

Reason

Falling economy air fares bring some cheer amid gloom of flight cuts

Of the 10 busiest routes in the U.S., six have seen year-on-year price reductions

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Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trial

In dueling lawsuits, current and former employees of the attorney general’s office sling allegations that threaten to intrude on Paxton’s U.S. Senate bid.

The Texas Tribune

Fact check: Has Canadian tourism to Florida dropped by 80 percent?

Congressman Jared Moskowitz claimed fewer Canadians are travelling amid Trump’s 51st-state comments.

Al Jazeera

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrongfully fired whistleblowers, judge rules

A district court judge has ruled in favor of four whistleblowers who said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against them for reporting bribery allegations, awarding his employees more than $6 million combined in damages

The Independent UK

Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigation

Maria Rojas’ attorneys got their first chance to address the claims against her Thursday. She was released on bond but a judge ordered the clinics to remain closed.

The Texas Tribune

Fewer and fewer people are traveling between the U.S. and Canada: Flight bookings between the two countries are 70% lower than they were a year ago

Travelers stay home as tensions rise.

Fortune

Ban on Public Employee Union Payroll Deductions, with Exception for Certain Unions, Violates Kentucky Constitution

From Commonwealth v. Kentucky Educ. Ass'n, decided Mar. 7 by the Kentucky Court of Appeals (Judge Susanne Cetrulo, joined by… The post Ban on Public Employee Union Payroll Deductions, with Exception for Certain Unions, Violates Kentucky Constitution appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

An El Paso Christian Charity Is Caught Up in Texas' Border Fight Against the Feds

Annunciation House feeds, shelters, and clothes immigrants. State officials say it's "systemic criminal conduct."

Reason

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Ken Paxton can’t be deposed under oath in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court says

The attorney general has agreed not to contest a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing him of retaliation after they said he abused his office.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton and Texas House members accuse each other of mischaracterizing Robert Roberson’s case

After the attorney general insisted on the death row inmate’s guilt in a graphic press release, four lawmakers issued a point-by-point rebuttal.

Fortune

Are low-cost airlines over?

Today, budget airlines are looking to expand further, but the way they operate differs wildly on either side of the Atlantic, seeking new revenue streams in different ways.

Reason

Ohio Criminal Harassment Statute Unconstitutional as to Certain Emails Sent to Government Official

So Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman concludes (correctly, I think) in her Report and Recommendation in today's Hicks v. Faris (S.D. Ohio): Plaintiff Christopher R. Hicks is a self-described political watchdog and member of the Central and Executive Committee of the Clermont County Republican Party. This case concerns email communications sent…

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Judge in N.Y. Trump Fraud Civil Case Refuses to Recuse

From Thursday's decision in People v. Trump, by N.Y. trial judge Arthur Engoron: This action, familiarity with which the Court assumes, arises out of a years-long investigation that plaintiff, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York ("OAG"), conducted into certain business practices that defendants engaged…

Latin Times

Pope Francis criticizes Texas' efforts to shut down Catholic charity helping migrants: 'It's madness'

State Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Annunciation House and is seeking to revoke its ability to operate in the state

The Times of India

'Was convincing myself from first day...': Sandeep Lamichanne after acquittal in rape case

NEW DELHI: After being acquitted by the Patan High Court in a rape case, Nepal's star spinner Sandeep Lamichhane expressed his relief, stating that from the beginning, he was confident in his innocence.

Bangkok Post

Forensic officer charged over "Boss" speed data

A former senior prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has filed a lawsuit against a former forensic officer who changed the recorded speed of the hit-and-run case of Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya in 2012.

France 24

Syrian president's uncle to stand trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the Syrian president, will stand trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that decades ago earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Hama".

International Business Times

Digital Currency Group, CEO Barry Silbert Move To Dismiss New York AG Lawsuit

DCG and its CEO have filed motions to dismiss the case filed by New York's attorney general, saying the allegations made in the complaint were mischaracterizations of a company that was supporting its subsidiary in good faith when it was financially troubled.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin appears seriously ill, says official

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra looked seriously ill when he showed up for a lese majeste case at the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) on Monday, according to a senior prosecutor.

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