Now the agency is pushing for greater access to grand-jury information from criminal prosecutions for use in civil actions.
Top federal officials are also pushing for greater use of civil-forfeiture proceedings, in which assets can be taken without criminal charges being filed against the owner.
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Iran has made much in the past of this civil use for its 19.75% LEU, arguing that it is running out of its original imported stock from Argentina (it now has enough to fuel the TRR for over eight years) which it needs for the treatment of cancer patients.
If his testimony were to be unsealed for use in the civil case, as lawyers have requested, the extent of his co-operation would become clear.
Cabinet secretaries used to see themselves largely as guarantors of government propriety, making sure that ministers did not use the civil service for party-political ends.
Federal prosecutors are considering taking on the case as a possible civil-rights violation, and the family have a civil claim against the government for excessive use of force by law-enforcement officials.
In 2008, Congress passed the PRO IP Act, which for the first time allowed the use of civil asset forfeiture in copyright cases.
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Lilliputian's fuel cell has been approved for use on commercial aircraft by the International Civil Aviation Organization and a United Nations body that regulates shipment of hazardous materials.
He also revealed that the judiciary is looking at the potential for greater use of mediation, or alternative dispute resolution, in appropriate civil cases.
After his leg of the relay, during which he will be pushed by his regular helper and close friend Colin Davies, the benefits administration officer is planning to use the torch for fundraising events for the MDSA, the Civil Service Benevolent Fund and his former school Welburn Hall at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.
Finally, to ensure the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the United States seeks a new framework for civil nuclear cooperation among nations, including an international fuel bank and the necessary resources and authority to strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The prospect of increasing the drone fleet is prompting some unease among civil libertarians because the border agency allows local law enforcement and federal agencies to use the aircraft for special missions over U.S. territory.
Nick Pickles, from civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, said that when children leave home it is not uncommon for them to use their parent's address for their correspondence and bank account details.
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