It's a cliche to say she was the mother of the civil rights movement, but she was.

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

He heard from his base that this is a civil rights issue.

Roberts flunks the civil-rights test.

This administration has continued the robust and vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws, ... These accomplishments could not have been achieved without teamwork between career attorneys and political appointees.

They had a tremendous impact. Not just because they underscore that this is a civil rights question, but they're making it clear this is a question of fairness that affects real families, including Latinos and African Americans — many of whom are the most vulnerable when discriminatorily excluded from marriage.