Bill Analysis: Protecting Property Rights and Civil Justice Reform

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"Bill Analysis: Protecting Property Rights and Civil Justice Reform" includes Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom Bill Peacock's analysis of House Bill 2536.

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