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Have said. my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. >> that was president obama in 2010. his evolution has progressed rapidly in less than two years. >> at a certain point ive just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able it get married, and i continue to believe that this is an issue that is going to be worked out at the local level because historically this has not been a federal iss...

Bruising, bleeding, or paleness. if youve had enough, ask your dermatologist about enbrel. the supreme court could be issuing rulings by next summer that is groundbreaking for gay marriage rights as roe v. wade was for abortion in the 1970s, potentially at least after they agreed hear arguments on the defense of marriage act and proposition 8. justice correspondent pete williams joins me. pete, the fact that they took both of these cases, what is the significance from your analysis? >> well, i...

Thats unconstitutional discrimination, but if the supreme court does strike down doma, it doesnt say anything about whether the states must permit same-sex marriage, it only says if they do, the federal government must recognize them. so its the proposition 8 case from california that potentially raises the bigger question. now, as it comes to the supreme court, it comes in a very narrow way. the court of appeals, which agreed with the trial court, that proposition 8 striking down gay marriage i...

And ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. on friday the highest court in the land announced its considering two cases challenging the rights for same-sex marriage. the supreme court may not decide the entire issue of legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, the questions the court will consider are certainly going to have a landmark effect on the struggle for marriage equality. on the docket are californias proposition 8 which amended the state constitution to specifi...

Trophy. he took college trophys top individual honor saturday night after a record-breaking debut, including an upset victory against number one alabama. how about that? congrats to him. in washington state today, same sex couples are walking down the aisle. they are saying i do. its the first date since the state legalized same s-sex marriage that couples have the opportunity to wed. also this week, the supreme court announced its decision to take up two challenges to marriage equality. one i...

It is happening as the supreme court prepares to hear two cases next year, first involving proposition 8, a measure that recognizes marriage between a man and woman. the second case looks at the defense of marriage act which defines marriage as between one man and woman. were 23 days from going over the fiscal cliff edge and there might be movement in negotiations. senate republicans appear to be willing to agree to the presidents key demand. >> hi, theres still no compromise and no deal at th...

Rights case of a generation or cases plural. the supreme court has decided to take up two challenges to same-sex marriage. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has the story from washington. hello, pete. >> reporter: alex this is a big deal. the u.s. supreme court has never been agreed to take a serious look at the issue of same-sex marriages. now it will. the justices will consider at least these two questions. can the federal government refuse to recognize same sex marges in the states they...

Cases, one involving the federal defense of marriage act, or d doma, and another involving californias proposition 8, banning same-sex marriages in that state. for analysis into these historic cases, whats going to be a historic hearing, i want to bring in kinji yoshityoshito, professor of constitutional law at new york city. great to see you. >> good to see you. >> put prop 8 aside for a second. do you believe that the supreme court will strike down doma. this is what what youve said. walk me t...

Now, their answers to that, the constitutional question is are highly likely to differ. i think they will agree across the board that sometimes its their job to overturn laws notwithstanding the public vote. >> okay. proposition 8, i was asking this of pete williams, would this, if it gets overturned, does the ruling the supreme court comes down with, does it apply only to california or a federal mandate. >> depends what the ruling is. they have granted review of the fundamental question of whet...

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