ActBlue Sues to Block Texas Attorney General's 'Retribution' Lawsuit

Source: US News & World Report/Reuters

May 1, 2026, at 6:07 p.m.


BOSTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue ⁠sued ⁠Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on ⁠Friday, trying to block the Republican from pursuing investigations and litigation against ​it as part of what the lawsuit calls an unlawful retribution campaign.

ActBlue's lawsuit in federal court in Boston asked ‌a judge to prevent Paxton from ‌moving forward with a separate case he filed last month that accused it of misleading Congress and ⁠the public ⁠about its donation practices.

"Paxton's decision to use his government office to target ActBlue ​with legal sanctions as retribution for its protected speech and political association is an affront to the Constitution and must not be tolerated," ActBlue's lawyers wrote.

Paxton in a social media post on X accused ActBlue of "trying to ​take me down," adding he "will hold those who break the law accountable."

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