LEGAL DEFINITIONS (www.law.com)
Civil Rights - Those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution, including the right to due process, equal treatment under the law of all people regarding enjoyment of life, liberty property and protection.
Civil Liberties - rights or freedoms given to the people by the First Amendment to the Constitution, by Common Law, or legislation, allowing the individual to be free to speak, think, assemble, organize, worship, or petition without government (or even private) interference or restraints.
Right - An entitlement to something.
Liberty - Freedom from restraint and the power to follow one's own will to choose a course of conduct. Has an inherent restraint to act without harm to others and within the accepted rules of conduct for the benefit of the general public.
