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Lab Report: Portland's Free Speech Debate

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A Muslim woman, who preferred not to giver her name, prays at a makeshift memorial for two men who were killed on a commuter train while trying to stop another man from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim.Terray Sylvester/Reuters

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By Katie Pearce

May 30, 2017 at 8:53 AM EDT

Free speech questions: As Portland reels from the fatal stabbing of two men who tried to stop another passenger from shouting Muslim slurs aboard a commuter train, the mayor is asking the feds to block two upcoming protests in public space: a “Trump Free Speech Rally” and a “March Against Sharia.” The Washington Post reports:

Sanctuary protests: Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the Texas Capitol building on the final day of the legislative session Monday to object to the state’s new sanctuary city ban, with one lawmaker reportedly calling calling ICE on the protestors. (Dallas News, Texas Tribune)

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