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Court did not rule on the merits of proposition 8, the fact that the net effect of its ruling is to return same sex marriage to its most populous state, most important state and biggest state, i think will be huge. what these two decisions taken together means is the gay rights movement, same sex marriage rights movement would appear unstoppable at this moment. >> most important state, california? i take offense as a new yorker. i will move on because we have more important issues to get to. ton...

Federal law was unconstitutional, it really set the stage for todays decision. >> now, lets transition to californias prop 8. we just got word in that lieutenant governor gavin newsome says same-sex marriage in california should resume within 30 days. take us to the justices decisions. >> this all started with a ruling by a trial judge in california, a federal court, that proposition 8, which bans the recognition of same-sex marriage in california, was unconstitutional. thats the beginning. it t...

Speaking so eloquently how this process started ten years ago when it was clear that being gay was not a criminal status and could not be made such. that that was the start down the path toward recognizing the equal rights of full citizenship. he said it is a path not complete but where it leads is full marriage rights and in complete, complete equal rights of all kinds for gay people in this country. nationwide. he says thats where the path starts and ends. >> as we talk about full marriage equ...

The apparatus of the state will begin i think very soon to process applications for same-sex marriage in the largest state in the union. bill: i want to get to bret now down in washington. we have a decision on doma, we have a decision so far i guess you could call a partial decision in california regarding proposition 8. >> yeah, this is a big day for gay rights supporters, for folks who have been fighting this battle for a longtime in california, in particular, and for the lawyers who have bee...

83-year-old widow who brought the defense of marriage act case will get her $300,000 back from the government, which will be quite dramatic. >> barack obama on his twitter feed, todays ruling a historic step forward for #marriageequality, #loveislove. a lot of stories written in the new york papers and in the "san francisco chronicle," "los angeles times" today, rachel, about what the mood -- we do have prop 8. they had done the other decision in between. were going to wait for pete very quickly...

This decision does not go to any other state. simply this california dispute. bill: again for our viewers if youre just tuning in the ninth circuit in northern california, that decision has been vacated and the lower court ruling stands, which means the lower court ruling ruled against proposition 8, against the voters of california who said marriage should be defined between a man anda woman bya 50-47 vote in 2008. to bret in a moment. first the judge on the split of justices. >> ththe decision...

He this are demanding morsi step down as president right now. todays supreme court ruling in the united states may not be the last word on californias gay marriage ban. thats what supporters of proposition 8 are still saying tonight. well find out where the legal battle goes from here. plus, how criminals got a huge payday during a robbery that unfolded in a matter of seconds. thats coming up. [ lighter flicking ] [ male announcer ] youve reached the age where giving up isnt who you are. ♪ thi...

California where it was deemed by their courts to be unconstitutional. and marriage equality will now return to the state of california. ted butros is one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs there. we saw him earlier with our pete williams throughout the morning as these rulings were coming down. ted, this certainly has to be a relief to know that these rulings went the way that it needed to go for the investment for the equality of your plaintiffs. congratulations to you. >> thank you ...

Fatal overdose. >> halle berry speck to california lawmakers in support of a law to prohibit paparazzi from photographing family members. it faces more legislative hurdles. those are just some of our top stories on this wednesday, june 26th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good wednesday morning, everybody. we begin this half-hour with two potential landmark rulings expected later today from the supreme court, refined marriage. its decisi...

Unconstitutional. we quickly want to give you a little background on both prop 8 and doma because these are words and terms youve heard for several years now. president clinton signed doma into law in 1996. it defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman for the sake of more than 1100 federal laws including estate taxes, social security, survivor benefits and healthcare benefits for federal employees. of it said no state is required to recognize 4 and out of state same-sex marriage, althou...