Texas licensing officials may be sued, but not state court judges, court clerks or state Attorney General Ken Paxton, the court ruled. The legal fight over the Texas law is focused on its unusual structure and whether it improperly limits how the law can be challenged in court. The justices ruled that Texas licensing officials may be sued, but dismissed claims against state court judges, court clerks and the state attorney general. The study was based on data from 19 of the state’s 24 abortion clinics, according to the Texas Policy Evaluation Project. Following the court’s September vote, the Justice Department filed its own lawsuit over the Texas law.
