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Prenups Made Legally Binding in U.K. -- Is This Good or Bad for Women?

-Delia Lloyd
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has recognized the legal standing of pre-nuptial agreements for the first time in England and Wales.
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Health Care Scorecard: Two Federal Judges for the Law, Two Against

-Andrew Cohen

The Constitution and legal precedent have left enough ambiguity to permit wildly different interpretations of the health law. This dispute will be settled by Supreme Court.

Second Amendment Case: Law Student Sues Idaho University to Keep Guns

-Michael Ames

Aaron Tribble, who lives in student housing, says a school rule mandating his guns be stored with campus police violates his constitutional rights.

Hawaii 'Birther' Bill Would Give Obama Records to Anyone -- for $100

-Tom Diemer

The bill, offered by five Democrats, is yet another attempt to end speculation that the president was born outside of the U.S.

Report on Bush-Era Politicking Underscores Need for Hatch Act Reform

-Andrew Cohen

The Office of Special Counsel blasts Bush-era politicking at the White House. But it's too little, too late, and that's Congress' fault.

Tom DeLay, Convicted Felon, Is Right: Austin Is Texas' Most Liberal City

-Andrew Cohen

Austin has a long, rich progressive history. But The Hammer's complaints about the liberal capital city won't likely help him on appeal in his money-laundering case.

Arizona Shooting: Federal Judge Larry Burns to Preside in Trial of Jared Loughner

-Andrew Cohen

The 56-year-old San Diego jurist, a Bush appointee, will likely have to make key decisions early in the case, including rulings on the defendant Loughner's mental state.

Judy Clarke: Jared Loughner's 'Amazing' Attorney

-Andrew Cohen

Jared Lee Loughner, the Tucson shooting suspect, draws a bright, dedicated lawyer with a penchant for plea deals in death penalty cases.

Rush Limbaugh: It's 'Insane' to Link Sarah Palin to Tucson Shootings

-Tom Diemer

Palin, in an e-mail to Glenn Beck, reportedly said, 'Our children will not have peace if politicos just capitalize on this to succeed in portraying anyone as inciting terror and violence.'

Home Schooling: A Divorce Dispute Becomes a Religious Cause in N.H.

-Andrew Cohen

A mom wants to home-school her child; the dad prefers public school. The mother alleges anti-religious bias and the dad asks the courts for help. Guess who's caught in the middle?

Arizona Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Roll Killed in Tucson Attack

-Andrew Cohen

Arizona's chief federal trial judge, John M. Roll, was killed Saturday in the attack in Tucson which gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and killed at least five others.

Death Penalty Support Wanes Amid Errors and Debate

-Andrew Cohen

Nearly half of the jurisdictions in the United States have not had an execution within the past 10 years. Death-row exonerations and no-parole life sentences have contributed to the decline.

House Republicans Say Democrats Can Join in Recitation of Constitution

-Tom Diemer

New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler dismissed the GOP plan as a "ritualistic reading" of the Constitution for propaganda purposes on the House floor.

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