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He would not provide that research that he said he had. nor would he say where he got that research. and state law does not bar same-sex foster couples. state law. the stuff he actually works within. does not support this decision. becky pierce, one of the moms, is live on the telephone with me from utah. becky, has there been any movement at all in this case since the media has highlighted whats going on with your family? >> well, weve retained an attorney and theyre looking at the case to see ...

Mr. lambert and their actions did not cause his death. deborah feyerick, cnn, new york. the attorneys for the south boston police department went on to say that, quote, we are vigorously defending the case. our position is affirmed by the reports of two independent well-qualified experts in the field. we tried to reach south boston police as well as virginia state police who picked up the investigation of lamberts death, but we have not yet heard back. im joined now by cnn legal analyst and de...

Orientation. and, you know, in brown versus the board of education when african-americans suffered in segregated schools, 19, what, 52 that came down. >> 54. >> it took 20 years before it sorted itself out and it still hasnt because there is still lawsuits relating to how education occurs in the united states. >> department of children and family services, the director says this, on the one hand, im not going to expect my caseworkers to violate a court order, but on the other hand, im not going ...

That but it has been done. >> that could be incredible ton see that kind of compensatory case. but whats the companys position on this? are they saying, yes, we made a mistake, were sorry but? >> you know, the company says, look, we issued this voluntary recall. patient safety is our first priority. and theyre saying we have one -- we know of one confirmed case here. theyre really not saying very much. it will be interesting to see what happens with these lawsuits. >> boy, will it ever. well hav...

That show that children dont do as well in a same-sex household as a heterosexual household. he wont share the research. im assuming your attorneys are pushing for this kind of revelation. what are your lawyers and the department of child and family services that supports you, what are you doing right now to sort of get through this week and stop, you know, your child from being moved into an unfamiliar household? >> we have so many attorneys working on this case. the firm were working with is l...

>> thats the selling off the books. >> yeah. >> so there was this case just recently, badger guns in milwaukee. a couple cops were killed by a gun that ultimately had been sold -- actually, im association they werent killed, they were shot and injured. by a gun that was sold by badger guns. it was proven in court this was a negligence case. the gun shop had not followed federal law. and that is the one thing that sort of folks who hate this have on their side. that if a store does something like...

The cause of his death is still in dispute. the officers involved have not been charged with any crimes. but the family has filed a $25 million wrongful death civil lawsuit. theyve also filed a federal deprivation of civil rights lawsuit. in about an hour, theres going to be a hearing in this case. i want to take you to the video now because it speaks volume. deborah feyerick takes us through the early morning hours of that day. the video is tough to watch. it is graphic and it is without questi...

Government administrated. hes been -- hes had a lower than average survey when comes to separation of his personal beliefs from his legal rulings. but does that make any difference in this case? is something going to be overturned on procedure or this guy is bringing his own thoughts into a courtroom where they dont belong, the law belongs there? >> im confident this judge is way off the reservation and hes going to get reversed and a higher court in utah will say this child belongs with these f...