Cases that establish or define an individual right against the state: privacy, personal liberty, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and bodily and reproductive autonomy. Belongs here: a ruling whose holding is about what the state may not do to a person, decided by a domestic constitutional or supreme court. Does not belong here: a ruling primarily about who counts as equal before the law, grouped under equal protection and anti-discrimination law instead, or a ruling primarily about which branch of government may decide a question, grouped under judicial review and separation of powers instead.
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Defining CharacteristicCivil liberties are fundamental rights and freedoms that governments pledge not to restrict, either through constitutions, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process of law. 1 Browse By
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1. Civil liberties (Wikipedia)
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Civil liberties are fundamental rights and freedoms that governments pledge not to restrict, either through constitutions, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process of law.
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