Law administration should be fair, impartial, and quick {administration, laws}.
Laws should be fair and impartial {law rights}. Laws have time limits.
People have right to rule of law and equal protection {protection of law} under laws.
People have entitlement to remedies {remedy} for all rights violations.
People have right to contest charge {charge contesting}.
Authorities can only detain people if they make documented cases under oath before judges, with all names public {detention rights}.
People have right to due process of law {due process right}.
There should be no detention for acts declared illegal later {ex post facto right}.
There should be no excessive bail {excessive bail}.
There should be no false accusations {false accusation}.
There should be no false arrest {false arrest} or detention.
People have right to writ of habeas corpus {habeas corpus right}.
Courts and judges are available quickly and impartially {quick justice}.
People have right to quick and fair hearings in courts {quick trial}.
People have right to request detention review {review of detention}.
Appeals are to review procedures, not decisions {appeal right}.
There should be no capital punishment {capital punishment right}.
People have right to retrial {retrial after conviction} if false testimony, unfair jurors, incompetent legal counsel, new evidence, or judicial irregularities affected outcome.
There should be no cruel, degrading, or unusual punishment {unusual punishment}.
States cannot impose worse sentences {worse sentence} after imposing sentences.
Actual damages {actual damages} are estimates by independent evaluators.
There should be no excessive fine {excessive fine}.
Lawyer's fees {fee, lawyer} {lawyer fee} {legal fee} can depend on schedules, not percentages.
Punitive damages are fixed percentages of actual damages {punitive damages right}.
People have right to know all charges {trial rights}. People have right to jury. People have right to public or private trials. People have right to question all witnesses. States cannot try acquitted people again on similar charges.
People have right to expert testimony {expert testimony}.
People have right to impartial trials {impartial trial}.
People have presumption of innocence until proven guilty {innocence until guilty}.
People have right to competent lawyers {legal representation}.
States cannot force people to witness against themselves {self-incrimination}.
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