Yelp asks court to block Texas lawsuit over crisis pregnancy center notices

FILE PHOTO: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks ahead of a rally held by former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Robstown, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

(Reuters) - Yelp Inc is asking a federal court to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from suing it over notices telling its users that crisis pregnancy centers do not provide abortions or referrals for abortions.

In a complaint filed on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, the online business review site operator said Paxton, a Republican, told it last week that he intended to bring a lawsuit under Texas's unfair business practices law. The company said its notices are true, not misleading, and are protected free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.