related to issuing same-sex marriage licenses or this was an order, she said okay and she s going to leave? reporter: well, we don t know what she has said just yet. we know through her attorneys that there were no sort of conditions that were set. it was, instead, the federal judge said these licenses were now being released, thereby, she could come out but she better not interfere. martin savidge, stand by. we ll come back out to you outside of the carter county detention center. there are all kinds of twists and turns in this case. i have a law professor with me and legal analyst paul callan and legal analyst joey jackson. first, professor, to you there in cambridge, let me just read something. this is part of a transcript from kim davis attorney.
same right and the same path to marriage as opposite-sex couples. if he does that she won t go back to jail. she won t go back to jail. she won t be issuing or denying marriage licenses for same-sex couples. some other office in the same county government, with the same ease with which opposite-sex licenses are issued would issue the same-sex marriage licenses. would that be for all licenses? she stopped signing off on any marriage licenses. i can t predict the future. it would seem to be easier if one office issues all offices. the equal protection clause of the constitution, as interpresented by the supreme court says there is no difference between the two licenses. at what point does it move away from fighting for a cause or move to only fighting for a cause, i should say, rather
marriages. that went to the supreme court in 1967 and the judge said god put different races on different coninnocents for a reason, god never wanted the races to mix. it was an absurd decision. the supreme court overturned that but anarchy if people like mike huckabee were in charge making a determination based on this or that, i agree or disagree. when the court ultimately makes a determination, we have to abide by it. that s what the constitutional democracy is about. appreciate you taking the time tonight. thank you. outfront next, jonathan is a constitutional law professor at georgia washington university. great to have you on tonight. we are getting constitutional questions, the ones we want to boil down so people understand that. you heard the lieutenant governor there insisting in 2004 when he issued same-sex marriage
border fence and the hungarian prime minister was in this area recently. he wants the febs to be completed quickly. once the fence is up and the border is fully sealed, we could see an enormous concentration of migrants, a big group of refugees and migrants who are trying to come in to this country. there could be violence, and we expect that that fence could be finished in just a matter of days. jose. richard engel, thank you so much. developing now out of virginia, vicki gardner, the third victim in the fatal tv crew shooting is home from the hospital this morning, according to a hospital press release. she was discharged yesterday. the only surviving in the august 26th attack that occurred on a live newscast. we re just getting started on this tuesday edition of the rundown. ahead, big time political support for the kentucky clerk in jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. we ll tell you about a rally planned for this afternoon.
licenses. it is the law of the land. the supreme court has spoken and we are a nation of laws. so her attorney has just come out with the statement, matt staver, founder and chair of the liberty council said this, we are pleased that kim davis has been ordered released. she can never recover the past six days of her life spent in an isolated jail cell where she was incarcerated like a common criminal because of her conscience and religious convictions. she is free to return to her family, her co-workers and the office where she has faithfully served for 27 years. we ll continue to assist kim and pursue the multiple appeals she has filed. the interesting thing, senator, will be whether or not she is going to actually comply with the judge s order. it appears now that the deputies that serve underneath her will be the ones potentially to be signing the same-sex marriage licenses. i m not sure exactly how it will be stamped. well, that s true. it is a situation where, as rand said, i