IS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL to forbid same-sex couples from calling their unions a “marriage” if — as is the case in California — they enjoy the same legal rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex partners in the state? Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Proposition 8 ruling was just but wobbly

Could be seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.

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WA Passes Gay Marriage Bill

A new bill which could aid publication of a secret legal report on the Lockerbie bomber may fail to work properly, it is claimed.

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Concern over Lockerbie report law

Egypt says it is to try 43 people – including Americans and other foreigners – over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

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Egypt ‘to try foreign NGO staff’

Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds, security officials said.

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Egypt Sends 43 NGO Workers to Trial Over Funds

Who says government can’t get anything right? It was just two years ago that the Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, scraped away decades of barnacled case law obscuring our beloved Constitution and unequivocally established the right of corporations, unions and wealthy individuals to spend as much money as they want to influence the outcome of elections. Read full article > >

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Forget super PACs. A modest proposal for legalizing bribery

Six protesters were arrested in a pre-dawn raid on the Occupy D.C. encampment in McPherson Square Saturday, and police began clearing away tents, debris and some dead rodents. U.S. Park Police on horseback and on foot clad in riot gear swept into the park around 6 a.m. Several square blocks downtown were closed during the raid, which was characterized as “further enforcement” of a no-camping crackdown that began Monday . Read full article > >

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Occupy D.C. camp raided by police

THERE IS a certain belt-and-suspenders quality to the ban on insider trading by members of Congress that was just passed by the Senate . Current law may prohibit such practices. But to the extent that there is ambiguity, it is important, for purposes of both potential prosecution and public perception, to make clear that such activity is indeed illegal. If anything, the measure does not go far enough. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: The Senate tightens up on insider trading

A family justice system change giving children legal rights to maintain relationships with both parents after separation attracts criticism.

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Child access shake-up criticised

The Mormon church has advocated friendlier policies toward illegal immigrants. Mitt Romney, a Mormon, has taken a much tougher stance.

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Romney Immigration Position at Odds With Mormon Church

Legal assistance is being offered to users affected by the recent closure of file storage site Megaupload.

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Help offered to Megaupload users

Half of Maryland residents now favor the legalization of same-sex marriage, but support varies significantly along the sensitive lines of race, religion and age, a Washington Post poll has found. Overall, the Post poll found that 50 percent of Marylanders support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry while 44 percent are opposed. Read full article > >

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Half of Maryland residents back legalizing same-sex marriage

The UK will not veto the use of EU-wide institutions by members of a new eurozone pact despite “real legal concerns”, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

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Hague: No veto on EU institutions

Sales of GPS tracking devices, for a variety of largely unregulated uses, are growing fast, raising new questions about privacy and testing a legal system that has not kept pace with technology.

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GPS Devices Are Being Used to Track Cars and Errant Spouses

Fuming about a billing dispute with his dentist, Robert Allen Lee posted his complaints on two consumer review Web sites, triggering a legal battle over a technique designed to snuff out negative online commentary. Read full article > >

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Some doctors try to squelch online reviews