A federal judge on Thursday blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against ActBlue.
In April, Paxton announced that he filed a lawsuit against ActBlue “for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations.”
BREAKING: I just filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations. pic.twitter.com/LPsFzKACBb
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) April 20, 2026
US District Judge Richard Stearns, a Clinton appointee, issued a preliminary injunction and said Paxton has a history of ‘retaliatory lawsuits.’
Reuters reported:
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from continuing to pursue a lawsuit against the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue over its donation practices, saying he was retaliating for fundraising on behalf of his opponent in the race for the U.S. Senate.
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of ActBlue, which argued Paxton infringed its free speech rights by suing the organization in April while campaigning against Democrat James Talarico for a Senate seat up for grabs in November’s election.
Stearns, who was appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton, said Paxton had a “well-known history of filing retaliatory lawsuits,” which continued with his filing of a lawsuit against ActBlue aimed at suppressing political speech in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
Paxton previously said his investigation into ActBlue uncovered a large number of suspicious donations made through obscured identities and untraceable means.
“Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations,” Ken Paxton said in 2024.
“It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits could be unlawfully funneled to political campaigns, bypassing campaign finance regulations and compromising our electoral system,” Paxton said.
“I am calling on the FEC to immediately begin rulemaking to secure our elections from any criminal actors exploiting these vulnerabilities,” he said.
James O’Keefe previously brought attention to the ActBlue donation mules in a report.
** MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DONATION HARVESTING
** HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL DROPS
** CROSSING NUMEROUS STATES!
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