constitutional rights

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Just days later, a federal judge ruled that Miller had “run roughshod over the constitutional rights of eligible and ineligible recipients alike” and restored the payments he cut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"This attack is a grave assault on the constitutional rights of Somali citizens and a deliberate attempt to suppress peaceful assembly," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

All he needed was for someone to show up and assert his constitutional rights.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Prosecutors fired back, saying a court filing that "even if the defendants' constitutional rights were violated -- which they were not -- dismissal of the indictment would be far too drastic a remedy."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Lyons sued the City of Los Angeles for violation of his constitutional rights and sought, as a remedy, a ban against future use of the chokeholds.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander