Ken Carroll Featured in Texas Lawbook’s Top 10 Texas Legal News of 2024

January 13, 2025 | Articles | less than a minute

Ken Carroll was featured in Texas Lawbook’s “Top 10 Texas Legal News for 2024.” Ken provided insights on a key legal story surrounding the State Fair of Texas’ decision to prohibit firearms during the 2024 fall fair. This decision sparked a legal challenge by Attorney General Ken Paxton, who sued Dallas and the fair in an attempt to overturn the ban. Relying on a prior opinion allowing private nonprofits to ban firearms on land they lease from a city, the courts upheld the prohibition. The challenge was denied by the district court, the 15th Court of Appeals – the first high-profile case for the newly established court – and ultimately by the Texas Supreme Court.

To read the full story and the top 10 Texas legal stories of the year, click here: https://texaslawbook.net/top-10-texas-legal-news-for-2024/