civil rights
plural noun
: the nonpolitical rights of a citizen
especially
: the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress
was charged with violating the victim's civil rights
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Nihad Awad, co-founder and national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy nonprofit joins The Excerpt to share his thoughts.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Four years later, a civil rights probe by the U.S. Department of Education is ongoing; Ritch alleges that USC failed to protect her from harassment on social media.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
Four years later, a civil rights probe by the U.S. Department of Education is ongoing; Ritch alleges that USC failed to protect her from harassment on social media.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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“Civil rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20rights. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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