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To stories making news in the week ahead. another potential legal hurdle for amanda knox. the seattle college student who spent four years in an italian jail for the killing of her roommate. her murder conviction was overturned last year. on monday italys supreme court could rule on the prosecutions appeal of knoxs acquittal. also monday, the mediterranean country of cypress face as deadline to avoid a banking collapse that could impact other world economies. right now the european union chief i...

This is tough role for conservatives because theyve held db the federal doma law signed by president bill clinton, puts the government right if the middle of same-sex marriage saying it will not recognize it even if states say they do and would not give benefits to same-sex couples in the states where it is legal. if it doesnt get decided by the courts, it obviously could go the legislative route and congress might have to repeal the law. >> let me ask you, if you want us to wait until the progr...

Redefinition of marriage among all americans or whether were going to be allowed to continue to work on this together state by state. >> so not a roe v. wade decision is whats being argumented, dont make a decision that then sets the stage arguing four years to come. >> look, candy, this case -- the case before the united states supreme court both in terms of proposition 8 is really about fundamental right. >> and the defensive marriage act which is the defensive law that defines marriage as bet...

Rubiks cube, and both the defense of marriage act case and the challenge to proposition 8, the case that the law that bans same-sex marriage in california. the defense of marriage act case refers to the federal law that says that the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages even in states where it is legal. so people, and gay people who are married in new york and new england and all of the states where it is legal, they cannot file joint tax return, and they cant get social secu...

Sets the stage arguing four years to come. >> look, candy, this case -- the case before the united states supreme court both in terms of proposition 8 is really about fundamental right. >> and the defensive marriage act which is the defensive law that defines marriage as between a man and woman. >> correct. the united states supreme court since the 1880s has 14 times described marriage as a fundamental right. so when were talking about this issue going before the court, we are talking about fund...

Filed a brief in the supreme court case in which you argue the court should overturn proposition 8. that was a constitutional amendment approved by california voters which said that marriage only marriage between a man and woman is valid. you you want to overturn that. explain to us why your position is consistent with conservative values? >> well, look, first of all, the people who will stand for the united states supreme court are kettleson who was president bushs se solis tore general ad davi...

Police fought the huge crowds with tear gas and riot gear. protesters are against the law. they approved a bill for everyone last month. its up for a vote in the senate in april. right now people are lining up outside the supreme court trying to get front row seats to history. the court tackles same-sex marriage in less than two days. justices will hear arguments for the first case on tuesday involving californias proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage. the second strs on the defense of mar...

Is tax free. but doma says same-sex marriage is not recognize at the federal law. she didnt get that federal tax break. thats what doma is all about, as i read what senator paul is saying, he says he would agree with the plaintiff in this case that the federal government should grant her the rights that she has under the state in which she was married. >> interesting. i am aware that in new york today theres going to be a march over doma. there are a lot of strong opinions on either side. whats ...

Married. >> not exactly what happened. so -- the people who got married during the time when marriages were allowed in california and then the moment prop 8 was enacted, those marriages are still valid under california law. you have an odd limbo. 18,000 couples that are still married. but there is month gay marriage going forward from proposition 8. from november 2008 forward there is no gay marriage in california. this sort of odd legal limbo. there are avenues you can take. one is to think of ...

All, how the court is going to rule on these two cases, the defense of marriage act and proposition 8, it depends on how they rule. it can either galvanize supporters or go against it. the economy is so slow to come back right now. its hard to imagine that voters are really going to care about this issue as deeply as they did, for example, in 2004, when they are worried about paying for things like their mortgage 689 i think 2016 will be much more fascinating into how the public views this issue...