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Illinois quick hits: Court rejects lawsuit against Texas Democrats; no charges for police

Court rejects lawsuit against Texas Democrats An Adams County judge has rejected a lawsuit against 33 Texas House Democrats ...

Downstate judge rejects Texas request to round up quorum-breaking Dems in Illinois

An Adams County judge ruled his court “does not have the inherent power to direct Illinois law enforcement officers” to round ...
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Illinois Judge Rejects Request to Arrest and Return Texas Democrats as Lawmakers Plot Comeback

Judge Scott Larson said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “failed to present a legal basis” for the Illinois court to ...

FBI agrees to help find Texas Democrats in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker calls move ‘grandstanding’

Gov. JB Pritzker attempted to tamp down the federal law enforcement involvement, describing it as “a lot of grandstanding.” ...
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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

Abe Lincoln took a leap long before Texas Democrats skipped town

There’s historical precedent for Texas House Democrats vamoosing to deny Republicans the quorum they need to carry out ...

Texas Dems vow to stay in Illinois until special session ends despite bomb, arrest, lawsuit threats

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the week since this group of Texas lawmakers first arrived in Illinois, they have been subjected to ...

Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of ...