Assume that Snoop Puffy Dog is a famous country music star. Snoop is in Texas and is
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Assume that Snoop "Puffy" Dog is a famous country music star. Snoop is in Texas and is selling T-Shirts at a booth in the mall, advertising his record label. The T-Shirts have the record label logo on the front. The logo is a picture of a marijuana plant with the slogan, "Get High or Die Trying". He is charged with violating a Texas statute that bans and makes it illegal to display pictures of marijuana plants on any item of clothing.
Does Puffy Snoop have any constitutional defense to the crime? Identify the constitutional provisions most likely implicated by these facts. Explain and state a conclusion as to whether Snoop will have a constitutional defense. Explain the thought process and not just your conclusion. What is the rule, what are the most important facts, and what is based on the rule applied to facts?