The four not-dead plaintiffs argue that there is no state-law authority for the purge and that because Texas has a history of voting-rights violations (not against the undead, but still), it was required by the federal Voting Rights Act to get pre-approval for the relevant rule change.

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This form of social learning is becoming more relevant because of the speed of change of information, the increasing demand for situation-specific knowledge, and recognition that this knowledge can come from practically anywhere.

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He added that the issue of same-sex marriage was not relevant to this case, and that W's gender change surgery had been considered medically necessary, and been performed in a public hospital using government funds.

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