Conviction on the federal civil rights charges could mean sentences of up to life in prison.

Consumers will, for the first time, have a federal right to inspect and copy information in their medical records.

If a state violates your federal rights, are you allowed to sue it in court?

Last year, the first year that transfers became a federal right, 6,400 students requested them and about 1,500 were moved.

"They came to understand the need for federal civil rights legislation," he writes.

Unavoidably, this court must sometimes examine state law in order to protect federal rights.

Perry was named in two federal civil rights lawsuits brought against the town.

But what I really want is the 1,049 federal rights that come with marriage.

But there is no federal right to vote for president or vice-president.

"That's clearly illegal under the federal civil rights laws."