Paxton Asks Illinois Court to Enforce Texas Arrest Warrants Against State House Democrats
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUG 7 – Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks Illinois court enforcement of arrest warrants to restore GOP-backed redistricting quorum amid lawmakers' absence, citing the Constitution's full faith and credit clause.
- On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked Illinois’s Eighth Circuit Court of Adams County to enforce Texas civil arrest warrants against Texas House Democrats, filing a 16-page petition.
- Seeking to block a GOP-backed map, House Speaker Dustin Burrows issued civil arrest warrants after more than 50 House Democrats left Texas Sunday to deny quorum.
- Invoking the 'full faith and credit' clause, Paxton cites it as the legal basis, noting warrants are enforceable only within state lines.
- Paxton argued Illinois law enforcement should arrest 33 Texas House Democrats under civil warrants, citing the 'full faith and credit' clause.
- The redistricting fight driven by President Donald Trump’s push underscores high stakes in GOP efforts to influence next year’s midterm elections.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking an Illinois court to honor arrest warrants for the more than 50 Democrats who fled the state. The move comes as Texas Republicans try to get a 100-person quorum in the House of Representatives so they can vote on a newly drawn congressional map. Paxton argued in a court briefing that Illinois has a duty to respect the civil warrants under the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution, which…
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