civil rights

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He added the investigation would "to the extent it needs to" involve lawyers at the civil rights division.

From BBC

Sharaa also issued a decree recognising Kurdish cultural, linguistic and civil rights by making Kurdish a national language, granting nationality to stateless Kurds, and declaring their new year a national holiday.

From BBC

She writes about the Justice Department's leadership and policy priorities ranging from national security matters, enforcement and criminal justice issues to terrorism, gun violence and civil rights enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal

I love her so much — she was a big part of our civil rights and labor movement.

From Los Angeles Times

“That’s longstanding civil rights law, but in the current law, it’s almost impossible to file that same lawsuit against the federal agent who does the exact same thing.”

From Los Angeles Times