Black's Law Dictionary,
Sixth Edition, p. 246:
Civil liberties. Personal, natural rights guaranteed and
protected by Constitution; e.g. freedom of speech, press,
freedom from discrimination, etc. Body of law dealing with natural
liberties, shorn of excesses which invade equal rights of others.
Constitutionally, they are restraints on government. Sowers v.
Ohio Civil Rights Commission, 20 Ohio Misc. 115, 252 N.E.2d 463, 476.
State law may recognize liberty interests more extensive than those
independently protected by the Federal Constitution. Mills v.
Rogers, 457 U.S. 291, 300, 102 S.Ct. 2442, 2449. 73 L.Ed. 2d 16 (1982).
See also Bill of Rights; Civil Rights Acts; Fundamental rights.
[Black's Law Dictionary,
Sixth Edition, p. 246]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC)-federal agency that enforces civil rights in the workplace
and prevent workplace discrimination
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)-private,
nonprofit, secular, and mostly volunteer foundation that sponsors and
executes litigation to protect civil liberties.
American Center for Law and Justice
(ACLJ)-private, nonprofit, Christian, and mostly volunteer foundation
that sponsors and executes litigation to protect civil liberties.
Focuses mainly on issues relating to religious freedom under the First
Amendment.