constitutional rights

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But in the appeals ruling, a panel of three judges found that the Idaho law violated constitutional rights.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Hemani’s answer is that constitutional rights cannot turn on analogies that survive only because the categories have been defined so broadly that the distinctions disappear.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

“We take our obligation to protect the constitutional rights of all residents seriously,” said Steven Robillard, Riverside mayor pro tem, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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