civil

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Carol Sobel, a longtime L.A. civil rights attorney, said that images — no matter how disturbing — are generally protected by the 1st Amendment when kept on a personal phone rather than a department-issued device.

From Los Angeles Times

“Paralegals are continuously working overtime. Lawyers are continuously working overtime,” Rosen wrote, adding that the office’s civil division, which would normally handle such cases, is down 50% in staffing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around a million Syrian refugees who previously fled the civil war remain in Lebanon.

From Barron's

Spain had just finished beating itself in civil war.

From Salon

Sir Chris Wormald, the UK's top civil servant, has previously confirmed to MPs that this was largely based on public information, such as media reports.

From BBC