Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent a civil investigative demand to Seattle Children's Hospital, demanding data on all Texas patients traveling for care, despite having no jurisdiction there.
_No it really isn’t, it’s likely to get thrown out on its face and even if it’s heard the interstate commerce clause makes it fairly cut and dry. Texas (or any state) can’t control shit beyond their borders.__
I have been informed by my lawyer spouse that there are actually are some complexities with this. The case itself is unlikely to win but there could be some important, and very negative, precedent setting.
_No it really isn’t, it’s likely to get thrown out on its face and even if it’s heard the interstate commerce clause makes it fairly cut and dry. Texas (or any state) can’t control shit beyond their borders.__I have been informed by my lawyer spouse that there are actually are some complexities with this. The case itself is unlikely to win but there could be some important, and very negative, precedent setting.