Texas Case Highlights Free-Speech Clash Over Anti-Government Pamphlets
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Eight protesters received a combined 450 years in prison for a July 4 protest outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Center, while Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years for transporting “anti-government” pamphlets and zines—materials arguably protected by the First Amendment—sparking criticism that harsh sentences could chill free speech and set a precedent for treating activist writings as terrorism-related conduct.
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