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Matters especially compared to you, but the ruling seems to be narrowly construed to aapply just to the situation in california, to not assert a right to marriage equality more broadly. is that the way that you see it, and did you expect it to come out that way? >> actually, i think its a very broad decision. let me explain that. in the first place, the court said that california was somewhat unique in that as you said a few moments ago proposition 8 took away the rights of same-sex persons on t...

Do the right thing. but it is still not coming close to trying to tell the truth. thats in tonights "rewrite." and later, the couple who went to court in california to challenge proposition 8 which has now been declared unconstitutional. thanks to them.

Of a little bit of a mixed bag. i mean, on the wund hand there was a huge amount of euphoria about a man named senator barack obama winning the presidential election against john mccain. that was very exciting, and a very big deal for liberals and democrats and for a big swath of the country. less exciting, though, that night was what happened in california. california passed proposition 8, which took away an existing right. before proposition 8, same sex couples have the right to get married in...

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Decision in one of californias most emotional and intense legal challenges. many experts are predicting that the ninth circuit will uphold a lower court ruling that californias ban on same-sex marriage violates rights of gay and lesbian couples, because the third judges that heard the case are among the most liberal members. if that happens dont expect gay rulings will resume anytime soon. the case will be appealed to a larger panel of 9th circuit of 11 judges and the u.s. supreme court. to avoi...

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Welcome back. californias ninth circuit court of appeals is expected to rule on proposition 8. the california ban on gay marriage. pete, does this ruling actually change anything? and the reason i ask is theres been an expectation that prop 8 would make it way to the supreme court. what if anything could the ninth circuit say today that would change that path? >> you know, im sure whoever loses here will ultimately try to get to the supreme court. but based on how its written, the court may or m...

California. >> were in a situation where the proponents of the proposition have intervened to try to defend the proposition. so they would be the ones would carry the ball to the supreme court, if it goes there. >> okay. let me go to lieutenant governor newsome, your thoughts about this. you were one of the people out there early on, a hero to the gay community, among others, because you were honoring gay marriages before it was legal. what do you think this means politically out there in your p...