Interview: Judge Michelle Slaughter on Attorney General’s Constitutional Power in Criminal Cases
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Judge Michelle Slaughter of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals joined The Texan’s reporter Matt Stringer to discuss the court’s 2021 decision that held that a state statute allowing the Texas attorney general to prosecute violations of election law was unconstitutional.
The decision has seen renewed interest, with Attorney General Ken Paxton criticizing it during a recent interview on the Tucker Carlson Show.
Slaughter, who joined the court’s 8 to 1 opinion, dissented when…
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