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Rejected because she was white. the school says race is one of many factors it uses to achieve diversity on campus. court watchers say anthony kennedy could side with conservative justices to overturn or limit a major supreme court decision from ten years ago that allowed affirmative action. the justices are also dealing with another hot button issue, same-sex marriage. >> marriage between one man and one woman. you guys wont accept it. >> reporter: considering whether californias proposition 8 ...

Campus. court watchers say antony kennedy could side with conservative justices to overturn or limit a major supreme court decision from ten years ago that allowed affirmative action. the justices are also dealing with another hot button why, same-sex marriage. >> marriage is between one man and one woman. you goes wont accept it. >> reporter: considering whether californias proposition 8 ban is constitutional and in a second case, if the defense of marriage act can deny same sex couples, the sa...

Month. >> reporter: first up could be whether public schools can consider race when admitting students. abigail fisher sued the university of texas arguing she was rejected because shes white. >> i hope the court rules that a students race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: the school says race is one of many factors it uses to achieve diversity on campus. court watchers say anthony kennedy could side with conservative justices to overtu...

It. >> considering whether californias proposition 8 band is constitutional. and in a second case, if the defense of marriage act can deny same-sex couples the same federal benefits as heterosexual ones. >> i think its going to be good. >> that case was brought by edith windsor, a nrk woman who had to pay higher estate taxes when her wife died than someone in a heterosexual marriage would have. >> i think it will validate the federal law says we wont recognize state same-sex marriages, but in th...

Protection at one of the nations most preeminent youth development programs. >> jonathan, this takes place in a larger societal environment, where we have more states legalizing same-sex marriage. we have major american athlete and professional sport, nba player coming out for the first time. while still playing -- collins. just weeks before this. there seems to be -- this seems to be part of that momentum. >> right. theres been major momentum when it comes to lgbt issues, lesbian, gay, bisexual...

In december americas high court decides to take up californias proposition 8. in january the president makes this historic inaugural speech. >> our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. for if we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal, as well. >> and then by february of this year outgoing defense chief extends certain benefits. the supreme court hears arguments on marriage equality. and...

>> when it comes to collective responsibility, my next guest is a true team player. he first made headlines in 2009 when he announced his support for same-sex marriage. it grew louder as he used the big game at another platform to spread his message of equality. just a few weeks ago he took his support one step further to the supreme court as it heard arguments on proposition 8. >> were not only strengthening the family units and the communities by marriage equality. were strengthening schools. ...

Proposition 8. part of the legal team. >> to say proposition 8 discriminates, you would have to say that marriage laws and marriage from the very beginning of civilization only existed to discriminate against gays and lesbians and we know thats not the case. >> he says its not a matter of discrimination but rather of definition and marriage is defined as between a man and a woman for one main reason. >> we have marriage laws because we have children. and marriage laws attach men and women to eac...

Legal team defending proposition 8. >> to say proposition 8 discriminates, you would have to say that marriage laws and marriage from the very beginning of civilization only existed to discriminate against gays and lesbians and we know thats not the case. >> he says its not a matter of discrimination but rather of definition and marriage is defined as between a man and a woman for one main reason. >> we have marriage laws because we have children. and marriage laws attach men and women to each o...

If there werent something wrong, then why wouldnt we be allowed to get married? >> that was the question olson and boies wanted answered. they took on perry and stier and another couple as clintds. and they won in california against proposition 8, and now the case is always where they suspected it would end up, in supreme court. their argument is simple. same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, period. no matter how many states have voted to ban it. >> the reason we have the constitution, th...