The Texas Supreme Court has sided with four former staff members of Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), making way for their whistleblower lawsuit to commence. The Republican court rejected Paxton’s request to dismiss the lawsuit Friday after the case was put on pause for a possible settlement. The whistleblowers, Blake Brickman, Mark Penley, David Maxwell…
Following a Monday petition to the state's high court by four former employees, an abatement originally ordered by the court in February has been lifted.
Four of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former top deputies said they would resume their legal fight against their former boss in “a real court.” Paxton was acquitted of 16 impeachment charges Sept. 16.
A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI said Monday they are not giving up their own legal fight against the Republican after his acquittal on corruption charges at his impeachment trial. Four of Paxton's former advisers have asked the Texas Supreme Court to resume their whistleblower lawsuit against Paxton after having never received a $3.3 million settlement.
The former aides whose allegations of wrongdoing by Ken Paxton set the stage for the Senate impeachment trial say they want their case heard "by a real court."
Roberta Sarnacki sued the town of Otis in Berkshire Superior Court for illegally discharging her and for unlawful retaliation in Jan. 14, 2020. Sarnacki served as part-time police chief in