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Pedestrians walk below a mural outside of César Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Plywood panels encapsulate a statue of César Chavez at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)A sign is seen outside Cesar Chavez School on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)A woman and her dog walk past a mural of Cesar Chavez outside the Cesar Chavez Foundation office in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Cesar Chavez Academy is seen in Detroit, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)A bicyclist waits to cross SE César E Chávez Boulevard on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)A sanitation worker picks up trash next to a mural of César Chavez in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)FILE – United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Valley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif., on March 7, 1979. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)A marker in honor of César Chavez along the Points of Light: Volunteer Pathway on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)A statute of César Chavez stands in the middle of a plaza at Cesar Chavez Park, honoring the United Farm Workers union founder, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Laveen, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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FILE - This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a vial of pentobarbital used in the executions of two inmates in July 2020, according to court filings. The photo was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington on Aug. 13, 2020, as part of litigation over the use of pentobarbital in executions. (Department of Justice via AP, File)
