In his ruling, Judge Sanders swatted aside free-speech arguments, saying the Texas statute prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law is "content-neutral" because it doesn't target the expression of any particular opinion.

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"You want to make sure it's content-neutral, " she said.

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"Nothing could be less content-neutral than doing self-help law, " says Stephen Elias, associate publisher at Nolo Press, a privately held Berkeley, Calif. book and software company that publishes WillMaker, Small Business Legal Pro and other self-help guides.

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There are many examples of content-specific and non-neutral transport and more all the time, including voice, video, and specialized applications such as telemedicine.

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Especially since it makes their content basically device-neutral.

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"From supporting content creators to educating consumers, our two groups have distinguished themselves in providing neutral, non-branded information to important communities, " said Jim Mainard, Past-Chair of I3DS and Head of Digital Strategy at Dreamworks Animation (DWA).

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