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OA695: Ken Paxton Isn't the Boss of You
Today, Liz and Andrew tackle some listener feedback, resume their discussion of the crime-fraud exception, and end with perhaps Ken Paxton's craziest lawsuit (and that's saying a lot)!
Notes
Federalist Papers No. 68
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed68.asp
Crime/fraud NYT story
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/us/politics/trump-lawyer-classified-documents-investigation.html
Liz ATL of Paxton’s ethics and counter-investigation
https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/tx-ag-ken-paxton-launches-bogus-investigation-of-state-bar-still-winds-up-with-ethics-lawsuit/
Texas v. Garland
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.373284/gov.uscourts.txnd.373284.4.0_1.pdf
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