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Supreme court. the white house growing in a rainbow of pride. earlier in the day in south carolina, the president helping to heal a community and a nation. >> to the families of the fallen, the nation shares in your grief. >> this could be remembered as the week that really set president obamas legacy into stone. >> a stunning turn of events for a president who has been locked in a bitter battle with republicans. this week it was republicans who secured a victory for him. justice john roberts up...

Uncertain terms that weve made our union a little more perfect. >> reporter: all that was temped by a hate crime that claimed nine lives in its church including its leader. >> preacher by 13 pastor by 18 public servant by 23. what a life clementa pinckney lived. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> in a rare moment, the president broke into song a call for unity in the battles not yet won. ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ >> reporter: just a remarkable moment. the president took on the issues of guns and...

The constitution grants them that right. >> president obama who ordered the end of dont ask dont tell and oversaw the supreme court defeat of the defense of marriage act said that todays ruling in his words made our union a little more perfect. >> this morning the supreme court recognized that the constitution guarantees marriage equality. in doing so they have reaffirmed that all americans are entitled to the equal protection of the law. that all people should be treated equally regardless of w...

We are big and vast and diverse, a nation of people with different backgrounds and beliefs, different experiences and stories, but bound by our shared ideal that no matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off or how and who you love, americas a place where you can write your own destiny. we are a people who believe that every single child is entitled to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness. theres so much more work to be done to extend the full promise of every america...

At the supreme court. marriage equality is now the law of the land. friday june 26th. and this is "now." >> all americans are treated as equal. >> marriage equality will now be seamless coast to coast. >> the historic precedent likely to last generations to come. >> equal justice under law applied to us too. >> it is really remarkable how the court led the country in this direction. >> love is love family is family. discrimination against love or family is wrong. >> today we can say in no uncert...

The big question is whether in fact that case from 1977 should simply be overturned. to get there, the right to work advocates were saying this is political speech. you shouldnt have forced dues. thats when scalia showed up rather unexpectedly in oral argument and said, im not sure if i agree with that. >> if this is ruled in favor of the right to work folks, there are a lot of projections of the effects this could have on organized labor. it could decrease the number of people who join unions a...

Overlying tissue of protective devices to render the states this their influence. >> will that really be an enlargement of our constitutional freedoms or will it not be an invasion of the constitutional rights? did they not give the union a right that superceded the constitutional freedom of the individual. >> p that would be my own notion. i find that the supreme court proceeds without reference. >> if the supreme court goes farther i will ask them to solve our water problem. there are increase...

Protective devices that are going to renter t -- render the states more contiguous in the influence. >> will that be a enlargement of our constitutional freedoms or an invasion of the constitutional rights. did they not give the union a right that superseded the constitutional freedom of the individual? >> that would be my own notion. i find the supreme court proceed without reference. >> i am going to rap a rock on a stick and solve our water problems. no, i think they are violating. these enla...

Protective devices that are going to renter t -- render the states more contiguous in the influence. >> will that be a enlargement of our constitutional freedoms or an invasion of the constitutional rights. did they not give the union a right that superseded the constitutional freedom of the individual? >> that would be my own notion. i find the supreme court proceed without reference. >> i am going to rap a rock on a stick and solve our water problems. no, i think they are violating. these enla...

Here are protesting something different than what the movie is about. and i wish i could show them the movie about how this comes together to create change for our schools. >> you have characters in the movie, one of the teachers in there is simp theft touk the cause of unions, the plight of teachers, seems like he was written specifically for that perspective. >> absolutely. heres the thing, im a liberal democrat and powered member of two unions, i marched with my union a couple years ago just ...