得州最高法院暂缓跨性别邮件发件人质询:选举前争议搁置

得克萨斯州特拉维斯县奥斯汀市(Austin),得克萨斯州最高法院10月30日作出裁定,暂停一起涉及跨性别资源邮件的案件质询程序,争议在中期选举前暂缓。福克斯7台奥斯汀分台报道了这项裁定。
案件源于数千户得州家庭收到寄给家中学生的神秘邮件,邮件多次提到一个跨性别教育网络组织;该组织否认与发件人有关,并向奥斯汀法院申请调查发件人身份,特拉维斯县法官此前已批准其质询请求。10月30日的暂缓令暂停质询,等待最高法院审理要求颁发执行令的申请以及临时救济请求。
福克斯7台报道称,邮件的寄件人地址疑似伪造,署名是一个9月才在怀俄明州成立的组织;得州论坛报则报道,发送短信的公司在10月29日的取证中称,短信是代表一个全国性共和党女性核心小组基金发送的,但该基金否认参与。
邮件与短信争议发生在中期选举投票日前数日,最高法院的暂缓决定意味着发件人身份在选举前不会通过该质询程序公开。
Texas Supreme Court Puts Questioning Over Transgender Mailers on Hold
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court ruled on October 30 to pause questioning in a case involving mailers about transgender resources, shelving the dispute until after the midterm election, FOX 7 Austin reported.
The case began when thousands of Texas households received mysterious mailers addressed to students in the home, repeatedly mentioning a transgender education network organization. The organization denied any connection to the sender and asked an Austin court to investigate the sender's identity; a Travis County judge had approved the questioning. The October 30 stay halts that process while the Supreme Court considers a petition for a writ of mandamus and a request for temporary relief.
FOX 7 reported that the return address on the mailers appears to be fake and is signed by an organization formed in Wyoming only in September. The Texas Tribune reported that the company that sent related text messages testified on October 29 that the texts were sent on behalf of a national Republican women's caucus fund — which denies involvement.
The mailer and text dispute surfaced just days before the midterm vote. The stay means the sender's identity will not be revealed through this questioning process before the election.
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