{"id":355698,"date":"2016-04-04T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/civilrights\/enforcing-your-civil-rights\/civil-rights-laws.html"},"modified":"2024-01-02T14:57:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:57:53","slug":"civil-rights-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/civilrights\/enforcing-your-civil-rights\/civil-rights-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Civil Rights Laws: Statutory Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Civil Rights Laws: Statutory Overview<\/h1>\n
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Civil rights<\/a> are guaranteed and protected by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws Congress enacts for your benefit. Civil rights can also arise from federal court decisions like the U.S. Supreme Court. Many of these rights were born out of the civil rights movement. Civil rights laws prohibit discrimination in many settings. These settings include:<\/p>\r\n