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Protesters at the new Fred S. Thompson U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday

 Photo: Matt Masters

The new Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building officially opens Friday after several days of partial operations and years of planning, designing and construction.

The federal judiciary moved to the new building at 719 Church St. after decades operating from the Estes Kefauver Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Broadway.