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Pro-life movement, too. >> i think that when the truth is told, the whole story is told, people will change their mind. >> laura: cathy, one thing that justice kagan brought up on tuesday during the prop 8 argument, sort of surprising from justice kagan. she was saying well it is percolating. it perks. issues like this perk through the populace. and its percolating now but, she seemed herself very concerned that this might not be yet the time to step in on a case like proposition 8. i dont know ...

Pro-life movement, too. >> i think that when the truth is told, the whole story is told, people will change their mind. >> laura: cathy, one thing that justice kagan brought up on tuesday during the prop 8 argument, sort of surprising from justice kagan. she was saying well it is percolating. it perks. issues like this perk through the populace. and its percolating now but, she seemed herself very concerned that this might not be yet the time to step in on a case like proposition 8. i dont know ...

Tweet, i dont think its gone. the fights there, just too much opposition. we encourage to you keep the comments coming in you can find us on twitter an facebook. so not far from the mind of at least one justice at spreemt court this week from the thousands of families with same-sex parents. >> there is an immediate legal injury or legal -- what could be a legal injury. and thats the voice of these children. there are some 40,000 children in california, according to the red brief, that live wit...

Same-sex marriage. the court held two days of hearings. one on californias proposition 8. another on the defense of marriage act. doma. and it brought massive crowds, even though rulings wont come down until this summer. take a quick listen to some of the highlights from inside the supreme court this week. >> im going to quote from the house report here. that congress decided to reflect an honor, a collective moral judgment. and to express moral disapproval of homosexuality. is that what happene...

>> today is spectacular for me, a lifetime kind of event. and i know that the spirit of my late spouse is right here watching, and listening, and would be very proud and happy of where weve come to. >> well todays case came just a day after oral arguments on californias proposition 8, californias same-sex marriage ban. the justice department seemed reluctant to use it for the basis of the sweeping change, this case, doma, could be just the opposite. senator toobin joins us, i know everything com...

Concerned about kids or are they just looking for an excuse to maintain the discrimination against gay people? that is a question that is certainly below the surface here. >> because on the face of it, the case is not about children, although justices and courts have to be concerned about the welfare of kids. but this is about whether or not couples can get married. why are the justices going beyond that in the discussions? >> well, because one reason marriage exists and one reason marriage has ...

Issue of doma, and the state of science, whether raising children with same-sex marriage families, the couple, is a good or bad thing, during yesterdays oral arguments on proposition 8, several justices and attorneys defending proposition 8 expressed doubt about the scientific consensus on the subject, justice scalia expressing doubts, justice kennedy expressing doubts because of how recently the body of knowledge is, and the lawyer defending prop 8 saying theres no doubt and no study. is that r...

There is no potential damage to kids. you may ask, as i certainly think the cynical among us. are they really concerned about kids or are they just looking for an excuse to maintain the discrimination against gay people? thats a question thats certainly below the surface here. >> on the face of it, this case is not about children. although, justices and courts have to be concerned about the welfare of kids. this is about whether or not couples can get married. why are the justices going beyond t...

Issue and also the issue of doma, and the state of science, whether raising children with same-sex marriage families, the couple, is a good or bad thing, during yesterdays oral arguments on proposition 8, several justices and attorneys defending proposition 8 expressed doubt about the scientific consensus on the subject, justice scalia expressing doubts, justice kennedy expressing doubts because of how the body is, and there is no study that speaks to this issue. we wanted to know is that really...

Are they just looking for an excuse to maintain the discrimination against gay people? that is a question that is certainly below the surface here. >> because on the face of it, the case is not about children, although justices and courts have to be concerned about the welfare of kids. but this is about whether or not couples can get married. why are the justices going beyond that in the discussions? >> well, because one reason marriage exists and one reason marriage has been defined as between ...