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Federal government can take away benefits from married couples under the defense of marriage act because they're the same sex. in the other, if it was okay for voters in california to decide that marriage should be between a man and a woman because of proposition 8. two gay and lesbian couples brought the case. >> i think america is ready for that. i think america does have this founding principle around fairness and equality that we believe in, too. court watchers are wondering whether the last case the court decided is a hint about how the justices will rule today. >> the decision on votin...

Legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. we have to talk about today. joe laid out the two big cases before the court. when you heard arguments on these cases, did the justices tip their hand which way they are leaning. >> a little bit. in the proposition 8 case, which looked like it was going to be the big case, they looked like they were trying to find a way out. i think everybody knows that same-sex marriage is going to come to california regardless of what the supreme court does. proposition 8 is going to be overturned by the voters if it gets to that. the really big case today i think is the defens...

Taylor's many wedding dresses are up for auction. that's where john berman comes in. he is giving his "new day" award. >> he is pretty fashion forward. what we don't know is the rest of the news. we have to get to you. in a few hours, we expect the supreme court to issue two historic rulings on same-sex marriage. it will rule on the challenge to california's proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in that state. nelson mandela's family by his side at a pretoria hospital where the former south african bishop remains in unchanged condition. the governor says his condition remains unchanged...

Part of the federal act doma. the justices dismissed an appeal over california's proposition 8. that means that same-sex marriage will be legal in that state. >> there's strong reaction to the rulings from both sides, not surprisingly, have a listen. >> this is about equality. that means marriages in my state and all over will be treated equally under more than 1100 provisions of federal law that use the term marriage or define benefits according to marriage. >> justice kennedy's opinion takes up to the brink of same-sex marriage. i believe that will be devastating. i believe marriage is a pre...

Cannot refuse them recognition. now comes the ruling in the california same-sex marriage ban, proposition 8. and it's an unusual ruling. it's one that brings together an odd coalition of justices, two conservatives, three liberals. jeffrey toobin, what exactly did the court decide here? >> you know, i'm not afraid to say, jake, that this is a puzzling decision. it's a puzzling lineup of justices. let me just say who's on which side. this decision in the california proposition 8 case is written by chief justice roberts. it is joined by justice scalia, justice ginsburg, justice brier, and justic...