US EditionIllinois judge denies Paxton’s request to help arrest Texas Democrats
Illinois Judge Scott Larson ruled the state cannot enforce Texas-issued warrants for lawmakers who fled to block a GOP redistricting plan increasing Republican seats, affecting over 50 Democrats.
- On August 4, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows issued civil arrest warrants for dozens of Texas House Democrats who left to deny quorum in Illinois.
- Amid gerrymandering concerns, Democrats broke quorum to block the GOP’s new congressional map, drawn after pressure from President Donald Trump, aimed to give Republicans five extra seats.
- Illinois Judge Scott Larson rejected the petition, ruling that Paxton and Burrows failed to present a legal basis, noting warrants specify enforcement within Texas.
- House Speaker Dustin Burrows said he will adjourn the Texas special legislative session Friday if there is no quorum, and Governor Greg Abbott promised to call lawmakers back immediately for overtime.
- Affirming jurisdiction limits, Illinois courts cannot consider whether foreign legislators were evading duties, and they cannot direct enforcement of civil quorum warrants for nonresidents temporarily in Illinois.
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Illinois judge rejects Texas' request to enforce arrest warrants in map row
A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the Lone Star State earlier this month to block Republican redistricting plans.
Illinois Judge Denies Texas AG’s Request to Help Arrest Absent State Democrats
An Illinois judge on Aug. 13 denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for Texas House Democrats who left the state to try blocking a mid-cycle redistricting effort that could give Republicans five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Judge Scott Larson of the Eighth Circuit Court of Illinois ruled that his court lacks the jurisdiction to do what Paxton was seeking. “As the Petitioner h…
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Tribune Content AgencyIllinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested
Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday.
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