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Looks like they won't have to testify against each other now..

https:// www.law.cornell.edu/wex/marital_privilege

Testimonial Privilege

In criminal cases, one spouse may refuse to testify against his/her defendant spouse as a witness. As affirmed by the Supreme Court in Trammel v. United States (1980), the witness spouse alone may choose to waive the privilege, regardless of the defendant spouse's objection.

Communications Privilege

In both criminal and civil cases, communications between spouses during the marriage are privileged.

This applies to both words and acts intended to be a private communication. The burden is on the opposing party to prove that particular words and acts were not intended as private communication.

Marital Privilege In General

>>> Marital privilege no longer exists when the spouses are the parties in an action against each other, such as in a divorce proceeding. <<<