rights

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Actor Tommy Dorfman snatched up the rights to write and direct the body thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Developers’ recent applications for water rights tied to Stratos were immediately countered with formally filed objections from everyday Utahns; two of these applications have already been withdrawn.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf said Sunday there would be no deal unless Iran’s rights were secured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf said Sunday that there would be no deal unless Iran’s rights were secured.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

His core argument was that the Sedition Act was unconstitutional because it violated the natural rights of the citizens of each state to control their own domestic affairs.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis