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And because there's no appellate court decision holding it unconstitutional. proposition 8 remains the law of that state. >> is he right? >> he's absolutely wrong. the last ruling by judge von walker is there would be a permanent injunction basically stopping prop 8 from taking effect. in his ruling, judge von walker indicated that it would apply directly to the parties before it, including the state department of public health, which oversees each of the 58 counties in california and the work they do, giving out marriage licenses. so it is very clear that, in the case of that, in a case that ...

Very closely divided here. and what it did in the proposition 8 case, refused to decide anything. that decision is a narrow one. it said we look at the people in this case who are appealing, trying to take it from the trial judge's ruling that prop 8 is unconstitutional to court of appeals and on to us. and they don't have the right to proceed in the federal courts. so we're not saying anything. one way or the other about proposition 8. we're washing our hands of the case and allowing the trial judge's decision to stand. >> so tommy, what is your sense of when the state of california would be ...

Reaction from louisiana. >> marriage is a fundamental building block of our civilization. it precedes this nation itself. it's the fiber that keeps our civilization so strong and certainly it's the ideal model from which we raise children. >> okay. and that is sort of the other side of the reaction. bob mentioned the notion of the civil rights movement in terms of interracial marriage. there was that dichotomy drawn in terms of proposition 8. bob, can you talk about that a little bit. this was a very different environment. >> it dramatized election day 2008. you had barack obama and this histo...

What it took to create america. it took hard work, it took americans of every race in every part of this country standing for the principle of equality and that's what we are expecting from americans and from congress this summer and into the fall. >> thank you so much, cherilyn. tom, quickly speaking of equal rights, and tomorrow we have two major cases to be heard from tomorrow. is tomorrow the last day of the term. so we will hear about gay marriage tomorrow. >> that's absolutely right. court closes the door on a historic term with rulings on california's proposition 8 and the defense of ma...

You in. tomorrow, another big day. prop 8 and doma. >> the court is finishing off a historic week here. two major same-sex marriage rulings, one on california's proposition 8 and the second on the federal defense of marriage act. all eyes will return back to the supreme court in the morning. >> thank you so much to our panel. i greatly appreciate your time and voice on this. coming up -- >> what did you explain to rt defendant and the other attendees about that slide? >> basically that they are the eyes and ears for law enforcement. they're an extension of law enforcement. that they're not s...