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Better health is a mouse click away. m.d. mouse is in the house. for the past few years, if you didnt like the laws regarding same-sex marriage in california you basically just will to wait a while for the change. after lawsuits, rallies, protests and petitions and voter referendum, running out of places to fight this battle. that means stake are getting higher. a huge fight underway right now and the outcome could change the laws in your state, too. a federal appeals court in san francisco is...

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That you should be treated the same regardless of who you are. >> reporter: yet he opposes gay marriage. this morning after a federal court struck down californias proposition 8, his senior adviser was forced to clarify his contradictory position. the president spoke against it and opposed it at the time. >> they made it clear that he had no problem with prop 8. in june 2008, senator obama was asked at a series of questions does it bother you what california is doing. senators answer consisted...

I think its great, its important for people to remember that we have that ruling and some comfort in reading that ruling and knowing that we have that law on our side and that we have good momentum right now. were feeling pretty good. >> i also want to ask you, if i can, the fact that, jeff, i pose this to you. the president weighed in about the issue of liberty regarding the potential mosque proposed to be near the 9/11 site, but he didnt weigh in on the topic of proposition 8. there is a disap...

Here. >> until she takes it for you, she was the solicitor general of the united states. that means she represents the federal government before the supreme court in an appeal. so she is going to have to recuse herself from at least a dozen cases that come before the court, because she has been involved in the litigation. it is going to be a tricky issue for the court. without her participation, that leaves the court potentially with a 4-4 split. so we will see just how many cases she will be in...

After a judge overturned a referendum known as proposition 8. each side of the divide are dealing their heels in deeper. this latest fight is an opening bell in a battle that seems destined for the supreme court. >> weve had a very happy life together. we want to make sure the next generation has a happy life too. >> what is important is what happens when it makes it to the supreme court. >> the judge dealt a terrible blow to natural marriage. the voters rights. the constitution. and this republ...

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Court will officially get a new justy. chief justice john roberts will be is swearing in elena kagan, in a 67-33 vote. she will become the third female justice to sit on the current court. the fourth female justice in the history of the court will air the ceremony live right here on cnn. it is set to start just after 2:00 eastern time. californias governor and attorney general calling for the courts to allow same-sex couples to marry while proposition 8, the appeal, goes through. the ban on same...

First day and second day saying this is a major ruling that overturned a voter -- a major voter vote. now, usually, when voters are overruled by judges, a big story saying the judge ignored the voters, its always a big accompanying story. in have been very few stories like this. so i do think the media got caught up in their own elation, their happiness for their friends, their happiness for what they believe in, and dropped that story. i was a little shocked. i think it is an example of media b...

Supreme court appellate attorney who argued before the nations highest court 28 times and winning all but once. thank you for your time. >> thanks, keith. >> firstly, prop 8 overturned but not yet. for those intending to rent tuxes, how does this play out in the immediate future? >> well, i think its clearly a resounding victory for the gay rights movement and it is a cause for celebration. i do think that the district court will enter a stay. if the district court doesnt do it, then the ninth c...