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Surcharges on Credit Card and Debit Card Purchases in Texas

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This Freeman Law Insights blog discusses Chapter 604A of the Texas Business and Commerce Code (“Chapter 604A”) which, as written, prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on a buyer who uses a debit card or a credit card...more

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Court of Appeals Blocks Texas AG From Enforcing Pre-Litigation Subpoena

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently enjoined Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton from enforcing a pre-litigation subpoena issued to Media Matters for America (Media Matters). The subpoena is...more

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Federal Court Rules Texas Drone Law Not Facially Unconstitutional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court’s 2022 ruling on the constitutionality of Texas Chapter 423 law (i.e., the drone law) which restricts the actions of drones. Nat’l Press Photographers...more

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Texas Drone Law Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman struck down a Texas drone law (one of the most restrictive in the U.S.), for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and the press. While there have been other cases...more

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