constitutional rights
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The judge said setting the trial date for June 2028 was intended to "ensure the constitutional rights" of both parties.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
After the Civil War, Congress passed an enforcement law that authorized suits against state and local officials acting under color of law who violated constitutional rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
On Friday, W. Mark Ward, a judge appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to review her case, gave the go-ahead for the execution, ruling that the state’s execution process would not violate Pike’s constitutional rights.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Our system only functions if citizens vote for who we wish to represent us and hold those representing us accountable for defending our constitutional rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Proclaiming her constitutional rights as the police seized her wrists that day, she had objected not just to the seating plan on the bus but to the overall injustice of segregation.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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