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That it was unfortunate that every american could not have seen this trial, seen the experts talk about the value of marriage, the history of discrimination, the value of equality, and all of the things that this case involves including love and commitment and respect and decency and honor, the things that our clients have been fighting for and not just fighting for themselves but for tens of thousands of people in this state and around the united states. it is great that this happens in san fra...

Obviously a major disappointment for those who are supporting prop 8. proposition 8, you know, went to the ballot in november of 2008 passed by a narrow majority of 52 to 48% majority. im just being handed the court documents, wolf. im going to read this along with you. this is the conclusion page. im going to go ahead and read this along. it says proposition 8, this is from the judge, the judges writing. proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for ...

Granted. plaintiffs -- im reading from this document -- they have an opportunity to submit their responses to the motion to stay on or before august 6th, 2010 at which time the motion will stand submitted without a hearing unless otherwise ordered. in other words, nothing is going to happen at least for the time being, andrew, is that right? >> yes. thats right. wolf, we just talked about that before we went to that speech that the idea that these folks who lost today with the 136-page ruling co...

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Soldiers do get to vote. not happy about the meeting, he did get his hands on the minutes of the meeting. after that he was so concerned he reached out to the doj demanding an explanation. heres part of the letter they wrote back to him, quote. >> reporter: ive read that letter, theres a lot of strong language. they go on to say that the doj comments have been taken out of context. megyn? megyn: obviously, that is an important issue. shannon people, thank you so much. >> reporter: sure. megyn: w...

And heres reaction from ted olson, who you mentioned is a high profile attorney who argued this case on behalf of gay marriage. >> were going to fight to vindicate these rights constitutional rights as quickly as we possibly can and we now have the confidence that all of the facts that could be presented by the proponents of proposition 8, that all the facts that they could bring forth gave us no -- gave the judge no single reason to continue this discrimination. >> but defenders of prop 8 calle...

Headed to court saying the ban violates equal protection and due-process rights guaranteed by the u.s. constitution. and now its decision day. both sides say no matter what happens, this isnt the end of the fight. dan simon is live in san francisco. so, dan, what exactly can we expect today? >> reporter: well, the judge is going to hand down a ruling sometime after 4:00 eastern time, and, kyra, when you think about famous cases in the history of american law, you might think about roe versus wad...

Prevents california from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that proposition 8 is unconstitutional. that right there says it all. the judge saying, again, let me read this again, the evidence shows proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the california constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples. now, where we go from here? well, ultimately this is going to be appealed and we know th...

At legal zoom well help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. couple of other stories were following. swroe johns joins us with another "360" bulletin. highly anticipated ruling on the right of same-sex couples to marry in california. a san francisco federal judge will decide whether proposition 8, which derchs marriage as a union between a man and a woman, violates gays and lesbians rights under the constitution. ...

Expect this decision to be handed down? >> reporter: well, the judge says he will hand down the decision some time between 1:00 and 3:00 local time. that would be between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. eastern time. that is the federal courthouse behind me where this trial took place all the way back in january. lets just take a look at how we got here. but first of all, perry versus schwarzenegger. remember the name of that case because some day it could appear in every single american history textbook. in...