Court Denies Yelp’s Motion to Block Texas AG’s Lawsuit Over Pregnancy Centers

Published on February 2, 2024

A federal court on Friday dismissed Yelp Inc.’s motion to block Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from penalizing the company for posting notices stating that pregnancy resource centers provide limited medical services. “Because Younger abstention applies and its bad-faith exception does not, the court denies Yelp’s motion and dismisses the case,” U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson stated in her ruling. A “Younger abstention,” named for a 1971 Supreme Court ruling, states that federal courts must abstain from hearing civil claims brought by parties who are facing related actions by state officials in state court. The judge ruled the abstention is appropriate because the state proceedings are still ongoing and implicate an important state interest, which is protecting Texas consumers from “deceptive trade practices.”...

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