The new Congress passed a civil service bill that required ten percent of all federal jobs to be filled through competitive examinations.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

President Richard Nixon used to say that the first civil right of every American "is the right to be free from domestic violence."

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Professional writers who plagiarize can be taken to civil court and ordered to pay damages.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

The lawyers,the opposition, the civil society is going to be in the streets, although they [i.e.,authorities in Pakistan have started mass arrests.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"We really do have to be very careful about trying people in civil courts, in giving them a status beyond what is wanted,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Critics and opposition parties say the government must draw lessons from the Bhopal disaster and modify the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill to ensure that India will be able to hold private companies responsible for any mishap.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10