US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015

The Supreme Court often looks at a major social issue over a series of cases. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it considered the rights of gay people. At the time, voters in many states had approved laws strongly limiting gay rights. For example, p

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美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-03-29

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Prenuptial agreements, which are widely accepted in western countries, are still rarely paid attention to in China. But since the recent interpretation of the Chinese Marriage Law triggered widespread debate within Chinese society, prenuptial agreeme

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CNN 2009-03-25

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词汇大师-- The Legal Language of Love for Couples

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: What does prenup mean? That's a question from listener Muhammad Ali in Karachi, Pakistan. RS: A prenup is a prenuptial agreement, a contract between two people before they marry a

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VOA慢速英语2011--Legal Education, From Shakespeare; A Mix

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VOA慢速英语2014 美国同性婚姻权利或长足进步

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VOA标准英语2010年-Child Brides in Yemen Seek Legal Prote

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Russia Approves Bill Banning Adoptions by Same-sex Couples

A bill that bans foreign same sex couples to adopt Russian children has passed the final reading in Moscow and residents there seem to uphold the decision. In my opinion, it is not normal, immoral from the moral side even. Well, if it is just women,

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Americans are taking a cautious（谨慎的小心的） approach to marriage and are seeking more prenuptial agreements before walking down the aisle. And it is not just the wealthy and famous who are looking to safeguard（捍卫） their assets whe

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