When I was 12 years old, my perception of life was limited to choices like what colorful hair clips I had in my hair that day and what my after-school snack would contain.    Not once did the idea of marriage cross my prepubescent mind outside of the grand proposals...

UMKC Law Professor Allen Rostorn predicts that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn affirmative action.  "I do think there's a good chance that the Supreme Court will rule that way," said Professor Rostorn. "It just shows how it is difficult to predict the consequences...