constitutional rights
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These scholars argue that states can authorize lawsuits against federal officials who violate constitutional rights.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Balat and Kayumi both waived their constitutional rights to remain silent after their arrest, according to court documents.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
“It is worth emphasizing that this situation would never have arisen had the Government simply afforded Plaintiffs their constitutional rights before initially deporting them,” the judge wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
That same month, Legal Aid scored another victory when a federal judge found that the city violated homeless people’s constitutional rights by seizing and destroying their property during encampment cleanups.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Supreme Court—the one branch of government charged with the responsibility of protecting “discrete and insular minorities” from the excesses of majoritarian democracy and guaranteeing constitutional rights for groups deemed unpopular or subject to prejudice.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
