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And because theres no appellate court decision holding it unconstitutional. proposition 8 remains the law of that state. >> is he right? >> hes absolutely wrong. the last ruling by judge von walker is there would be a permanent injunction basically stopping prop 8 from taking effect. in his ruling, judge von walker indicated that it would apply directly to the parties before it, including the state department of public health, which oversees each of the 58 counties in california and the work the...

Very closely divided here. and what it did in the proposition 8 case, refused to decide anything. that decision is a narrow one. it said we look at the people in this case who are appealing, trying to take it from the trial judges ruling that prop 8 is unconstitutional to court of appeals and on to us. and they dont have the right to proceed in the federal courts. so were not saying anything. one way or the other about proposition 8. were washing our hands of the case and allowing the trial judg...

Reaction from louisiana. >> marriage is a fundamental building block of our civilization. it precedes this nation itself. its the fiber that keeps our civilization so strong and certainly its the ideal model from which we raise children. >> okay. and that is sort of the other side of the reaction. bob mentioned the notion of the civil rights movement in terms of interracial marriage. there was that dichotomy drawn in terms of proposition 8. bob, can you talk about that a little bit. this was a v...

What it took to create america. it took hard work, it took americans of every race in every part of this country standing for the principle of equality and thats what we are expecting from americans and from congress this summer and into the fall. >> thank you so much, cherilyn. tom, quickly speaking of equal rights, and tomorrow we have two major cases to be heard from tomorrow. is tomorrow the last day of the term. so we will hear about gay marriage tomorrow. >> thats absolutely right. court c...

You in. tomorrow, another big day. prop 8 and doma. >> the court is finishing off a historic week here. two major same-sex marriage rulings, one on californias proposition 8 and the second on the federal defense of marriage act. all eyes will return back to the supreme court in the morning. >> thank you so much to our panel. i greatly appreciate your time and voice on this. coming up -- >> what did you explain to rt defendant and the other attendees about that slide? >> basically that they are...

Of the tallest mountain. they targeted the group of foreign climbers to avenge the death of their deputy leader who was killed in a drone strike last month. this week is shaping up to be an historic week from the supreme court. we could get decisions on 11 cases concerning gay marriage, voting rights act. pete williams has the story. >> reporter: the hot button issue of gay rights dominates an unusually long list of important cases left to decide. >> i cant remember a week that was this higgs ...

Appointment power kick in and do the shaking of the chicken bones in these little pro forma sessions meet the constitutional test. that will be next term. the court will hear that case in the fall. >> and tom, now what happens the rest of this week? are they going to actually issue rulings tomorrow, on tuesday? >> they absolutely will. well be back here starting at 10:00 eastern tomorrow morning. we of course have two major same-sex marriage cases involving californias proposition 8 and the fede...

Weve got immigration on the floor this afternoon. probably or possibly some big rulings on gay marriage or the voting rights act tomorrow from the supreme court. >> right. its sort of like which political story wont make headlines in the next 24 hours, andrea. youre exactly right. remarkably busy. i think the most sort of important thing historically and the thing that has the longest lasting legacy is what were waiting for today and will continue to wait for tomorrow, decisions on the voting ri...

The world but we are getting very strong indications. jim, im not sure whether you can hear me. we will straight than out and come right back. meanwhile, have you seen this guy? the national zoo in washington is missing a red panda named rusty. he was last seen at 6:00 last night. the zoo tweeted out his picture. god, he is adorable. they are continuing the search. as we anticipate the supreme courts decisions on doma and proposition 8 perhaps as soon as tomorrow, is the key moment over the ...

Are shutting down and that they are sorry. as part of the groups announcement, exodus chairman alan chambers apologized to those who have been hurt by exodus adding that, quote, for quite some time, weve been imprisoned in a world view that is neither honoring toward our fellow human beings or biblical. seriously, yay. conservative christians who once ruined lbgt lives are now viewing them as children of god. thats a step. another step may come next week when the supreme court will issue its rul...