June 09, 2021
A California federal judge has shut down Twitter's bid for an injunction halting Texas' probe into the social media platform's moderation practices, echoing Attorney General Ken Paxton's argument that the company is unlikely to succeed with its appeal of last month's axing of its suit over the investigation.
June 03, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday encouraged a California federal court to shoot down Twitter's request for an injunction while the social media giant appeals last month's axing of its suit over the Lone Star State's investigation into its moderation practices, arguing that Twitter's appeal is a long shot.
May 11, 2021
A California federal judge on Tuesday granted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's bid to ax a suit Twitter lobbed against him over his investigation of the social media platform's content moderation practices, finding the case to be premature since no enforcement actions have been taken.
April 19, 2021
Twitter Inc. attacked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to dismiss a California federal suit over his investigation of the social media platform's content moderation practices, pointing out that Paxton has previously contradicted his own arguments for dismissal in a similar case in Texas.
March 30, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a California federal judge Monday to toss a suit against him by Twitter over his investigation of the social media platform's content moderation practices, saying the lawsuit is premature and his office's request for documents is "neither unusual nor injurious."
March 09, 2021
Twitter has accused Texas' attorney general of unconstitutionally retaliating against the social media giant for its decision to kick President Donald Trump off its platform in the wake of the January insurrection at the Capitol.