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Bill de Blasio paints Black Lives Matter street mural outside Trump Tower
- Ivan Pereira
- ABC News
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/bill-de-blasio-plaints-black-lives-matter-street/story?id=71690137
Equal Protection
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Basic Equal Protection Analysis
- Russell W. Galloway Jr.
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14th Amendment to the US Constitution
De Blasio: Black Lives Matter Protests Exempt from Large-Event Ban
- Brittany Bernstein
- National Review
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Mayor de Blasio Announces Cancellation of Large Events Through September 30th
- Press Release from Mayor’s Office
- https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/509-20/mayor-de-blasio-cancellation-large-events-september-30th
Mayor de Blasio cancels all major NYC events including the Feast of San Gennaro for the summer EXCEPT for Black Lives Matter protests
- Megan Sheets, Luke Kenton, and Jemma Carr
- Daily Mail/Mail Online
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Gratz v. Bollinger (02-516) 539 U.S. 244 (2003)
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Gratz v. Bollinger; Grutter v. Bollinger
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Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
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The Mill Review 