Judge Cancels Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Contempt Hearing Over Gay Marriage Resistance

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not face a contempt hearing for defying the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling. A federal judge on Wednesday canceled Paxton’s Sept. 10 contempt hearing over the state’s failure to issue an accurate death certificate to a gay widower for six weeks following the ruling. Paxton asked U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia … Continue reading Judge Cancels Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Contempt Hearing Over Gay Marriage Resistance