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by Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
July 2, 2015
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A number of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions profoundly impact Texans’ way of life — whether you think the justices got it right or not. The state’s outsized role in constitutional law is nothing new, one law professor says.
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