Democratic Fundraising Platform ActBlue Sues Texas AG Paxton, Alleges Retaliation

Democratic Fundraising Platform ActBlue Sues Texas AG Paxton, Alleges Retaliation

ActBlue, the principal small-dollar fundraising platform for Democratic candidates and progressive causes, filed a federal lawsuit in Boston on May 1 seeking to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from pursuing what it calls a retaliatory campaign against the group for its political work. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, asks a federal judge to declare Paxton’s ongoing investigation and his Ap…

Democratic donor platform ActBlue countersues AG Ken Paxton alleging a politically motivated attack

Paxton filed a lawsuit against ActBlue in late April, claiming the platform allows improper donations from people outside the United States and those who have already hit the mandated donor limits. ActBlue, a political donations platform that is primarily used by Democratic candidates, has sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleging that the series of investigations and litigation Paxton has initiated against the company is politically moti…