一个得克萨斯州上诉法院以言论自由关切和缺乏法律先例为由,阻止了肯·帕克斯顿阻止贝托·奥鲁克筹款的企图。 A Texas appeals court blocked Ken Paxton’s attempt to stop Beto O'Rourke’s fundraising, citing free speech concerns and lack of legal precedent.

得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿(Ken Paxton)对贝托·奥鲁克(Beto O'Rourke)的法律质疑正向一个全共和国上诉法院提出,该法院质疑州消费者保护法是否适用于政治筹款。 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal challenge against Beto O'Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court, which questioned whether state consumer protection laws apply to political fundraising. 法官们指出,没有利用法律反对政治招标的先例,批评帕克斯顿利用事先限制作为对言论自由的威胁。 Judges noted no precedent for using the law against political solicitations and criticized Paxton's use of prior restraint as a threat to free speech. 法院封锁了本可阻止O'Rourke募款的临时命令, The court blocked a temporary order that would have halted O'Rourke’s fundraising, ruling it unconstitutional. 帕克斯顿的办公室没有评论它是否会提出上诉。 Paxton’s office has not commented on whether it will appeal. O'Rourke的团队已经花费超过40万美元 用于法律辩护。 O'Rourke’s team has spent over $400,000 on legal defense.