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There. thanks for bringing it to our attention. attorney general eric holder sworn to uphold the law. he's advising state attorney general how to get around the law when it comes to state bans on same-sex marriage. a handful of landowners in the u.s. could lose a treasured property along mississippi river to a bike trail under eminent domain. we're going to speak to two sisters who have had this property in the family for more than 100 years and could be stripped from them.

Found that murder rates were actually higher. however, i'd like to add that the federal assault weapons ban was never tha of a law because of the grandfathering of many guns that were already in existence at the time. and also a lot of gun manufacturers had to simply modify these designs in 1994 so they would then be valid under the federal assault weapons bans. and i actually found state bans prior to 2004 had no significant effect whatsoever on murder rates. jenna: so and, again, when we talk about murder rates, sometimes in these studies when we look at gun control and the effect on violenc...

It's a 14-word law that has sparked reams of lawsuits, legal filings and now a date with the supreme court. california's proposition 8 reads only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in california. there are many ways the high court could rule on this one, but whatever the decision expected this summer the impact could reach far beyond california's state lines. supporters of gay marriage are hoping prop 8's ban on gay marriage will be overturned as unconstitutional if the justices rule there is a fundamental right to marriage, all state bans on same sex marriage would be o...

Raising their children, going on to say on bills that restrict parents' ability to make decisions on how to care for their children. i'm generally a skeptic of those bills. now, there can always be exceptions to those rules and this bill may be one of them. christie's indecision underscores how dicey issues relating to gay rights have become for republicans. especially those who may have ambitions for higher office. >> protecting marriage as a union of man and woman as husband and wife. >> reporter: not too long ago opposing gay rights was a no brainer for republicans. george w. bush won re-el...

Constitutionally protected right to have an abortion. that ruling got second billing on front pages around the country. that's because it happened on the same day that lbj died. so, you can see there, the second story, high court rules abortions legal. state bans ruled out. it was a day when another story was getting the world's attention. that we are 40 years on from that ruling and for 40 years the anti-abortion movement has tried to render that ruling moot, tryitry ing to -- practicing medicine under siege. that story is next. ♪