state rights
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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As a result, their lawyers advised them to invoke their federal and state rights protecting them against self-incrimination, and they “reluctantly” accepted that advice, the motion says.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
On Friday, they will try to persuade Judge Leonard Hanser that police violated the 77-year-old’s federal and state rights when they secretly installed video cameras at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
In the 19th century the GOP stood for energetic government, promoting the transcontinental railroad, and high tariffs, while the Democrats championed limited government and state rights.
From Time ● Mar. 18, 2016
That forced Jeb Bush into the conversation, where he ratified the same idea of state rights.
From MSNBC ● Sep. 17, 2015
It was perfectly natural for the advocate of state rights to take this view of the matter.
From The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy by J. Allen (James Allen) Smith
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