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Okay, todays "world play" is a little bit unusual. were looking at 8. first up, proposition 8, weve been hearing about this since 2008. thats when the ballot proposition was passed by california voters. its fewer than 50 words long burke the 14 that you need to know are "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in california." simply put, a ban on gay marriage. a judge overturned prop 8 last week. any minute, hes expected to announce whether folks can start saying their vow...

The supreme court. so changes could be on the way for state by state patchwork of gay marriage laws. some that allow it, some that recognize it and some that ban it outright. ted rowlands is live. ted, whats next today? >> reporter: well, this week, today, the appeals process is starting from the folks that lost. the pro-prop 8 folks vowing to go to the ninth circuit. but they also have to prepare arguments for judge walker, vaughn walker, is the judge that released this decision. and hes hearin...

Over the judge staying his order. today, in other words, judge walker almost immediately stayed his order. and hes going to let the parties decide. i think the papers are due actually -- its definitely expedited. but i think by friday they have to get the filings in. and then hes going to make a decision, im hearing, on tuesday about whether or not this is going to be stayed pending an appeal. so we have already a fight over a stay. and then over and above that, as you say, theres going to be an...

>> were a nation of a culture. and that culture is the culture of quality. >> reporter: the mood may be festive here in west hollywood, but the bottom line is, prop 8 did pass in the state of california. and there are a lot of people, not only here, but across the country, that are very upset with the judges ruling. >> mark my words. if words mean anything, marriage will ultimately mean nothing. >> reporter: in the ruling judge walker wrote prop 8, quote, does nothing more than enshrine in the c...

Means anything, marriage will mean nothing. >> reporter: in the ruling judge walker wrote that prop 8, quote, does nothing more than enshrine in the california constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same-sex couples. >> 7 million californians believed that we had a right to organize, do dough nay, vote for marriage. one federal judge in san francisco has stripped us of that right. >> reporter: the judge also issued a stay meaning same-sex couples will have to wait to b...

Of arizona here. the state of arizona could ask the judge to revisit the issue. after fuller fact finding. they could also go directly to the court of appeals. which is the next up in the federal court structure. i think this is a case very much destined for united states supreme court. it is the kind of big issue relating to the responsibilities of state versus federal government on a very important matter its likely, given how much attention e attention this law received that other states will...

Will go into effect at midnight tonight. now, thats the way that we are reading this. were still getting information coming in. there are provisions that are blocked. the police departments across arizona will now have to adjust their training to go with these provisions, but for the lions share of this law, it will go into effect tonight, and of course, the appeals process will now be ongoing to the ninth circuit court which is in san francisco, that, we understand, will start immediately. we a...

Enforcement to a plethora of lawsuits, because theyre not required to do it, but they may be doing it, anyway so it seems to be raising a lot more questions i think legally than it answers. william points out the appeals process is not easy, it is very complicated, but i can see both sides running immediately to san francisco to the ninth circuit. in the past, shannon, the ninth circuit, known as the most liberal circuit court of appeals in the country, they actually have backed up arizona in th...

We are just getting new information here. the obama administration just filed asking for a stay until the appeals process plays out and is over. es is enshasentially what that the gulf region is no drilling until it is resolved. it is a legal back and forth and this is what the administration is now asking for, so they are pursuing, asking for a stay until the appeals process is done, and we will see how all of this plays out. as of now, no additional drilling taking place in the gulf region and...

Promising to draw up a new, more detailed ban to satisfy the judges concerns that the first one was arbitrary. in the meantime, the white house plans to appeal the judges ruling even though louisiana leaders are pleading with the president not to. the appeals process is going to keep 33 idled rigs shut down. chris lawrence is live in new orleans this morning. chris, while this battle goes on between the president and big oil, a lot of jobs hanging in the balance in that area. >> reporter: yeah, ...