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public

go public
a. (of a private company) to issue shares for subscription by the public
b. to reveal publicly hitherto confidential information
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July 1964: Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting racial discrimination in employment and in public places, like restaurants.
Graham (1980) that a Kentucky law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools was unconstitutional.
The holding in the case does not preclude the media from witnessing and filming law enforcement activities that take place in public areas.
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