States “have a strong interest” in protecting parent rights, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued in a brief filed last month in support of Florida’s...
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief in support of the controversial law last month, arguing states must protect parental rights.
Students, parents and teachers have challenged Florida’s law — passed in March 2022 — in federal court, arguing that it discriminates against the LGBTQ community and violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia, arguing the law is harmful and could have “severe negative health impacts on LGBTQ+ students.”
It also signals the appetite lawmakers have in several states, including Texas, to replicate the Florida law.
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