Ten ways to not win an argument about free speech and First Amendment law. Hemp bill leaves Texas prosecutors in the smoke.

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August 27, 2019

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How Not to Win an Argument About First Amendment Law ([link removed] )

Ten ways to not win an argument about free speech and First Amendment law.

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How Not to Win an Argument About First Amendment Law ([link removed] )

By Walter Olson

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Hemp Bill Leaves Texas Prosecutors in the Smoke ([link removed] )

News that Texas effectively decriminalized marijuana through poorly written hemp-farming legislation has upset state lawmakers and confused law enforcement officials and prosecutors, and even though this de facto decriminalization was an accident, it was a good one.

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Hemp Bill Leave Texas Prosecutors in the Smoke ([link removed] )

By Jeffrey Miron and Erin Partin

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