Appeals court rules Paxton can sue nonprofit for allegedly telling voters not to support Trump
Paxton sued the organization, Familias Immigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha (FIEL), in 2024, accusing the group of violating its own charter by engaging in political activities like lobbying, despite rules forbidding it from doing so.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday celebrated a recent appeals court ruling that allowed him to move forward with a lawsuit against a nonprofit that allegedly told people not to vote for President Donald Trump.
Paxton sued the organization, Familias Immigrantes y Estudiantes en la Lucha (FIEL), in 2024, accusing the group of violating its own charter by engaging in political activities like lobbying, despite rules forbidding it from doing so.
The 15th Court of Appeals overturned a lower trial court decision to deny the state permission to file the lawsuit and request FIEL forfeit its charter. Paxton has also accused FIEL of lobbying against border security legislation.
“Anti-American organizations like FIEL’s aim is to destroy our country and flood our nation with foreign invaders,” Paxton said in a statement. “They claim the benefits of a non-profit organization while flagrantly violating our laws by taking prohibited political action, and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals made the right decision in allowing this case to move forward.
"FIEL explicitly told supporters not to vote for President Trump," he continued. "This is illegal, unacceptable, and must be punished to the full extent of the law.”
FIEL has not commented on the latest ruling so far.
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