legal rights
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Undocumented residents don’t enjoy the same legal rights as citizens, and deporting someone is a much lower lift, legally speaking, than prosecuting someone for a crime they didn’t commit.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Under the old sole custody system, only one parent held legal rights after separation.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
County LGBTQ+ Commission and teaches a college course on legal rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“I’ve never experienced that where you finish a film and then find out you didn’t have the legal rights to tell that story.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
In the early nineteenth century, women had few legal rights.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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