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Kimberly Billups, one of three plaintiffs who have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Charleston, S.C., city ordinance that tour guides must pass oral and written tests, speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Behind her is her attorney, Arif Panju of the Institute for Justice. The lawsuit filed Thursday, similar to those brought challenging ordinances in several other tourist destinations, alleges that city licensing requirements for guides violates their First Amendment guarantees of free speech. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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