Sidney Powell’s Tossed Ethics Case Appealed by Texas Bar Panel

May 22, 2023, 2:25 PM UTC

Attorney ethics enforcers in Texas are appealing the dismissal of their complaint against Donald Trump ally Sidney Powell over her failed legal efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election.

A state court judge earlier this month rejected a request by the Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline to reconsider a February order tossing out the ethics case against Powell. The commission filed notice Friday that it is taking the fight to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas.

Powell played a lead role in pursuing failed legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s wins in multiple ...

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