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Your rights in Delaware
Same tools as the original Iowa navigator, plus a case map for people who may have to appear without counsel: situation finder, law library that keeps statutes and court rules in different books, clocks, forms, and official .gov doors. Part of myrights.grok.me.
I have a court case
Name the stage and the facts. Ask for a lawyer. Keep a personal checklist and clocks on this device only.
Something just happened
Police stop, eviction, wages, benefits, records — start from the situation, not the code title.
I need the official papers
Law library, forms, and every .gov door. Court rules and statutes stay in different books.
Start from a situation
Constitution & civil rights
Charter, equal protection, due process
The U.S. Constitution is the floor. Your state constitution can add rights; it cannot take away federal ones.
Police & stops
Stops, searches, silence, recording
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rules apply in every jurisdiction. State constitutions and court rules add procedure on top.
Voting & elections
Register, ID, ballots, restoration
Federal law sets a floor for citizens 18 and over. Each state and territory runs its own registration, ID, and felony-restoration rules — always confirm on Vote.gov.
Housing & tenants
Eviction, repairs, fair housing
The Fair Housing Act is national. Lease, notice, and eviction clocks are state (and sometimes city) law. Open the official landlord-tenant chapter, not a random code title.
Work & wages
Pay, discrimination, unemployment
Federal wage, safety, and civil-rights statutes apply nationwide. Many states add a higher minimum wage, paid leave, or a human-rights agency.
Family & safety
Protective orders, custody, DV
Protective-order forms and custody rules are local. The national domestic-violence hotline and legal-aid offices are the fast path to a real form.
Health care
Emergency care, privacy, coverage
EMTALA, HIPAA, and the ACA set a federal floor. Medicaid and state insurance marketplaces are run locally.
Schools & students
Discipline, special education, Title IX
Title IX, IDEA, FERPA, and the Constitution apply in public schools. State codes add compulsory attendance, discipline, and records rules.
Consumer & scams
Fraud, debt, warranties
File with your attorney general and with the FTC. Debt collectors also answer to the CFPB and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Public records
FOIA, open meetings, court files
Federal FOIA covers federal agencies. Every state has its own public-records and open-meetings statute — they are not the same book as court rules.
Courts & legal aid
Counsel, forms, e-file, appeals
You have a right to appointed counsel in most criminal prosecutions. Civil cases use legal aid, court forms, and short appeal clocks in the court rules — never in a random code chapter.
Speech & protest
Assembly, permits, recording
The First Amendment is the floor in every public forum. Time, place, and manner rules and wiretap statutes are state-specific.
Disability rights
ADA, school, housing, voting
The ADA, Section 504, Fair Housing, and the Voting Rights Act apply nationwide. Each state also funds a Protection & Advocacy system.
Benefits & income
SNAP, Medicaid, unemployment, SSI
Federal programs are administered by states. Appeal clocks on denial letters are short — read the notice and the official agency page the same day.
Immigration
Status, enforcement, benefits
Immigration status is federal. States still control many licenses, in-state tuition, and local-police policies. Use official DHS/DOJ pages, not rumor.
Official desk
Primary .gov doors for Delaware. USA.gov and Vote.gov are always the fallback if a local URL moves.