Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

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Four years ago, my husband and I made an increasingly common choice: We hugged, apologized for our shortcomings and freed each other.

Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.