Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2023

In Re ABC News v. the State of Texas

In Re ABC News v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided June 6, 2023

In Re ABC News v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Opinion issued June 6, 2023

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-22-00554-CV ——————————— IN RE ABC NEWS, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, ABC News, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging (1) the trial court’s gag order prohibiting attorneys and others involved in the underlying litigation from speaking publicity about a range of topics related to the litigation and (2) the trial court’s order denying ABC News’s motion to reconsider the gag order.1 We deny the petition.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Goodman, Landau, and Rivas-Molloy.

The underlying case is In re Astroworld Litigation, cause number 2021-79885, pending in the 11th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Kristen Brauchle Hawkins presiding.

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