A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and the right to equality in public places. Discrimination occurs when the civil rights of an individual are denied or interfered with because of their membership in a particular group or class. Statutes have been enacted to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, religion, age, previous condition of servitude, physical limitation, national origin, and in some instances sexual preference. Civil rights attorneys handle cases involving the rights of individuals to be free from unequal treatment (or discrimination) based on legally-protected characteristics such as race, gender, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and religion. Civil rights cases can arise in a number of settings -- including employment, housing, lending, and education.
Wever is an unincorporated community in northeastern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 61 northeast of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County. Its elevation is 561 feet (171 m), and it is located at 40°42′38″N 91°13′52″W / 40.71056°N 91.23111°W / 40.71056; -91.23111 (40.7105961, -91.2309817). Although Wever is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52658, which opened on 1837-05-01. This post office has a complicated name history: it opened as Sand Ridge, changed to Green Bay on 1849-09-17, to Jollyville on 1859-01-28, and finally to Wever on 1870-10-17. The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.