Judges in key sharia marriage ruling
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Coming days after Archbishop's comments, judgment could have profound consequences for British Muslims
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday it would decide the constitutionality of a 2000 federal  law protecting the religious rights of prisoners.
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A German judge is to rule whether two men suspected of planning an al-Qaeda suicide attack can be held.
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The contest is viewed as pivotal in determining the balance between Islam and secularism.
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The head of the Anglican church said the adoption of parts of sharia law in Britain looked "unavoidable", calling for "constructive accommodation" over issues like resolving marriage disputes.
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A judge declared Friday that a law banning same-sex marriage violates the state constitution, a first-of-its-kind ruling in New York that would clear the way for gay couples to wed if it survives on appeal.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court will consider whether to reinstate the country's top judge, as violence continues.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury says the adoption of some aspects of Sharia law "seems unavoidable" in the UK.
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A second Washington state judge ruled  on Tuesday that the state's ban on gay marriage is  unconstitutional, saying that the administration cannot limit  the legal benefits of marriage to heterosexual couples.
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A US judge backs a Supreme Court ruling that inmates at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to constitutional rights.
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Williams argues official status for Islamic law could aid social cohesion
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Pakistanâs Supreme Court today ruled that the judgeâs suspension by Gen. Pervez Musharraf was âillegal,â dealing a major blow to the Pakistani president.
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Observers say civil courts often defer to Islamic courts on key issues.
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DASS, Nigeria  - An Islamic court in northern Nigeria heard the appeal of a woman challenging a death by stoning sentence for allegedly committing adultery, and the judge said he would issue a verdict in two weeks.
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A federal judge heard arguments Thursday in the case of an atheist who wants to prevent a Christian minister from reciting a prayer at President Bush's inauguration.
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An Egyptian court rules to recognise Christians who converted to Islam and reverted to Christianity.
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A Jakarta court has ruled that the terror trial of radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir can go ahead, despite earlier doubts on the strength of the charges.