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The AG’s approach to this case was absolute thug shit. It was literally, and I am not exaggerating, “here is a subpoena, turn over all of these documents by tomorrow” and the nonprofit was like “please give us 30 days” and the AG responded by immediately trying to shut them down

NEW: An El Paso judge blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton's efforts to demand migrant client records from a Catholic nonprofit, writing that Paxton's actions suggest that his “true motivation" is to "prevent Annunciation House from providing [its] humanitarian and social services."

El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton’s efforts to subpoena Annunciation Ho…www.texastribune.org The judge questioned Paxton’s true motives to investigate the shelter, saying there is “a real and credible concern” the state has a predetermined goal of shutting down Annunciation House.

I usually give subpoena recipients about a month of lead time and usually get an extension request on that, and I’ve literally never turned that down. Trying to shut down a nonprofit for not complying with a subpoena a day should get the AAG suspended