“Plaintiffs ActBlue LLC, ActBlue Civics Inc, ATS Inc, and ActBlue Charities Inc (collectively, ActBlue) bring this action against Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas, based on his initiation of an allegedly sham lawsuit against ActBlue in the state court of Texas. ActBlue asserts that Paxton filed the lawsuit – which asserts claims under the Texas Deceptive Practices Act (DTPA) – not with the purpose of vindicating Texans’ rights as consumers but to retaliate against ActBlue for promoting and enabling campaign contributions to Democratic candidates for political office, including James Talarico, who is now Paxton’s opponent in a race for the seat in the United States Senate presently occupied by Republican Senator John Cornyn.”
“Before the court is ActBlue’s motion for a preliminary injunction. On June 4, 2026, the court convened an instructive and well-presented hearing on the motion. For the following reasons, the court will allow the substance of ActBlue’s motion,” wrote Massachusetts District Judge Richard Stearns in a ruling Thursday, emphasis added to the plain statement of Pax’s objectives.