The High Court said that the district's odd configuration deprived white citizens of their rights and failed to meet its "strict scrutiny" standards.

The courts have generally determined that laws which are too vague for the average citizen to understand deprive citizens of their rights to due process.

The criminals have deprived other citizens of the greatest civil liberty - the right to live in peace.

They have also deprived citizens of the treasure to build for the future.

No mention is made of Caesar depriving citizens of their civil liberties.

But there remained a fine line between maintaining economic well-being and depriving citizens of information that could deeply affect their lives.

These lofty persons understood well how to deprive plain citizens of their property when the property was worth the trouble.

If you're going to deprive citizens of basic rights, even under a rational-basis test, you have to show that it's of benefit to somebody.

"I think we are severely depriving young American citizens of a very basic education in plant life," he said.

That secrecy can deprive citizens, including other potential plaintiffs, of the chance to see whether a public health hazard remains.