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A White Nationalist at University of Florida Wrote a Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

The University of Florida student won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people. From there, the situation spiraled.

© Jacob Langston for The New York Times

The granting of an academic award to a white supremacist who wrote a law school paper promoting racist views set off months of turmoil on the University of Florida campus.

Police Clash With Protesters After Anti-Trump Rally in Downtown Los Angeles

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.

© Blacki Migliozzi/The New York Times

Marines, in a Rare Move, Briefly Detain Man in Los Angeles

The man, who said he was a veteran, was soon released. But the incident calls attention to the operation of troops in a police-like domestic function.

© Aude Guerrucci/Reuters

Marcos Leao, 27, was detained by Marines who were protecting a federal building in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on Friday.

In L.A., the Divide Between Peace and Violence Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Los Angeles, a city marked by fiery and full-throated protests, adds a new chapter to that history.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

People protesting against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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