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Came. >> thank you. glad to be here. >> after prop 8 passed, you said if you were elected you would not defend that ban in court. why did you make that decision? and how do you think its playing out? >> you are exactly right. i did, and we should also note that my opponent said he would defend prop 8 and my opponent was not elected. the reason i say that and has refused to defend proposition 8 is one simple reason. its unconstitutional and its found by a court to be unconstitutional and frankly,...

One? one of the cases, the case of loving vs. virginia about interracial marriage, the freedom to marry is important to all people. what gay people are seeking here is the same freedom to marry as other loving and committed couples share in, and they are saying, were saying that there is no good reason for excluding gay couples from the freedom to marry. in the excerpts you plays in the court. justice kagan and others asked questions, and the attorneys on the anti gay side were unable to come up...

After the supreme court hearing on californias ban on marriage equality, the first surprising news we heard came from the two lawyers fighting for marriage equality. >> there was no attempt to defend the ban on gay and lesbian marriage. all that was said in there was that this important constitutional right ought to be decided at the state level. >> no one really offered a defense for the awful discrimination that takes place when gay and lesbian citizens are not denied the right given to everyo...

Court, the justices weighing in on the explosive issue of same-sex marriage as a sea of people gather outside the court. in oral arguments the nine justices seemed divided over the issue of same-sex marriage but united that perhaps the matter shouldnt be before the court. at issue californias proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that amended the states constitution to ban same-sex marriage. the courts liberal justices questioned the rationale for restricting gays and lesbians from marrying....

Say, anthony kennedy, justice kennedy seemed to be a little bit more in the middle. he seemed to be genuinely conflicted. hes typically a swing vote. but take a listen at chief justice john roberts. he asked a question about this whole notion of redefining labels on what it means to be married. >> if you tell a child that somebody has to be their friend, i suppose you can force the child to say, this is my friend. but it changes the definition of what it means to be a friend. and thats what seem...

So long? people want to know, including pilot and electronics expert miles obrien, who joins us tonight. we begin, though, at the supreme court, where justices today heard oral arguments in the first of two epic same sex marriage cases. californias proposition 8, plenty of oral argument outside as well. both sides amply represented. some speaking for a growing number of americans who consider marriage a fundamental right for any loving adult couple. others representing a sizeable minority who ...

Approved ban on gay marriage in california known as proposition 8. here is part of the argument from yesterday. >> yes, your honor. the concern that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic traditional procreated purposes and it will refocus, refocus the purpose of marriage and the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults. of adult couples. bill: it went on. shannon bream is ...

Today arguments on proposition 8, californias ban on same-sex marriage and tomorrow, the defense of marriage act. and shannon bream was inside the supreme court for the arguments and shannon, what happened. >> reporter: the justices upfront talked a lot about whether the case was right, and the right parties were there. and after prop 8 amended the confusion recognizes marriage between one man and one woman, the attorney general there and governor there said were not going to defend this in cour...

High stakes at the supreme court, the justices weighing in explosive issue of same-sex marriage as a sea of people gather outside the court. in oral arguments the nine justices seemed divided over the issue of same-sex marriage but united that perhaps the matter shouldnt be before the court. at issue californias proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that amended the states constitution to ban same-sex marriage. the courts liberal justices questioned the rationale for restricting gays and les...

Skeptical is used by the "wall street journal" about the question of whether or not this case should have been brought before the supreme court. they havent talked about the arguments this morning on the marriage act or doma. after tuesdays heated debate after californias proposition 8. activists on social media. no consensus on how the justices might act. questions and comments on the justices about the reluctances of same-sex marriage in all states. several focusing on the term standing. wheth...