Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas -- Under the 1st Amendment of the Constitution the federal government must respect the sincere religious convictions of our citizens and cannot force them to comply with mandates that violate their beliefs" said Attorney General Paxton. These regulations have serious financial and spiritual consequences for objecting employers and place an undue burden on them as they faithfully serve our communities. Texas will continue to defend the 1st Amendment rights of citizens and fight against the Obama Administrations attempts to erode our religious liberties."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed an amicus brief on behalf of 20 states with the U.S. Supreme Court in Little Sisters v. Burwell supporting the religious nonprofits right to exercise sincerely-held religious beliefs.
The State of Texas filed the brief on behalf of 20 States:
- Texas
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Utah
- West Virginia and
- Wisconsin
Attorney General Paxton has consistently and fervently defended religious liberty from federal intrusion. On August 10 the Attorney General filed another amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Houston Baptist University v. Burwell in support of the petitioners fight against Obamacares contraception mandate which violates their religious beliefs.
Click here to view the brief in Little Sisters v. Burwell.
