constitutional rights
Example Sentences
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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
The deal includes language that the use of the models will be consistent with civil liberties, constitutional rights and applicable law, the source said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
It turns out that Maine already has a law on the books that authorizes damages against federal officials who deprive people of their constitutional rights.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 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
