rights

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The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

And building new pipelines is a multiyear, multibillion-dollar undertaking that requires not just steel and engineering, but land rights, security, financing and diplomatic agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

There is one exception: When there is any evidence that a legislature tried to protect Black political representation, you can still win a voting rights case.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

An officer is heard saying Nowak is under arrest and read him his rights.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The first nineteen articles of its constitution guarantee the inalienable rights of every German citizen.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti