Judge cancels contempt hearing for Ken Paxton over gay marriage ruling
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton can cross at least one uncomfortable court appearance off his schedule.
A federal judge ordered late Tuesday the cancellation of a contempt hearing that had been scheduled next week for Paxton. The court had previously said the attorney general was resisting enforcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling.
The point of contention was that the state was not allowing the names of gay couples on birth and death certificates, along with other vital documents. Faced with legal pressure, the state moved in mid-August to provide those forms to same-sex couples.
And U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia wrote on late Tuesday that the state is now fully complying with “the Supreme Court’s … opinion recognizing same-sex marriage.”
Though that decision marks something of a win for Paxton, the attorney general’s first assistant bristled at the notion that it was even necessary.
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[font color=330099]I don't believe that the cancellation of the contempt hearing should be considered as a win for Paxton. He was forced to comply with a Supreme Court decision and he did not get to have his way about denying rights to same-sex couples. It sure seems like a loss from my perspective.[/font]
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