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Texas Penal Code § 42.02, Riot (Anti-rioting statute). (Link Type: Texas Law) See: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.42.htm#42.02 By Texas Legislature Library Location: LAW-TEX		2
Texas Penal Code § 42.03, Obstructing highway or other passageway. (Link Type: Texas Law) See: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.42.htm#42.03 By Texas Legislature Library Location: LAW-TEX		2
18 U.S.C. § 2101, Riots. (Link Type: Federal Law) See: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2101 In U.S. Code By U.S. Congress Publication Date: Accessed July 1, 2020 Library Location: LAW-FED
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Ferguson v. State, Opinion (No. 56402, Interprets Texas Penal Code § 42.02 to require anyone convicted of participating in a riot to know that criminal activity was taking place). (Link Type: Texas Court Case) See: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/56402-2-1.html By Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Publication Date: November 21, 1979
United States v. Robert Rundo, et al., Order granting defendants motion to dismiss indictment (No. CR 18-00759-CJC , finding the federal anti-riot law “unconstitutionally overbroad”). (Link Type: Federal Court Case) See: https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/files/usvrundoetal-dismissal.pdf By U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Publication Date: June 3, 2019
Yolanda Dobbins, et al. v. City of Dallas, et al., Original complaint (No. 3:20-cv-01727-K, arguing Texas anti-rioting law was used to unlawfully arrest peaceful protesters). (Link Type: Federal Court Case) View report By U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Publication Date: June 30, 2020