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Adi Robertson
Sex, drugs, and emoji law.

I will never get tired of legal battles hinging on interpreting emoji. So it’s a treat watching acknowledged expert Eric Goldman hash out a case based on two of my other favorite topics: cops trying to interpret drug references and awkward sexts showing up in court.

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