have rights
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Brandt said the message from the group is to be “upstanders,” “to document and blow whistles and warn people,” and to remind those ICE confronts that they have rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
"What's in dispute is the ground itself – who does and who doesn't have rights to this ground."
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
“She will make a huge difference in our department of education. ... I would love for all parents to have rights over their children.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
From a policy perspective, then, it doesn’t matter whether space is actually inhabited or whether rocks have rights.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024
Some people argue that even if a person isn't a citizen of the United States, he or she should still have rights outlined in the U.S.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple