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Negligence, supervision, negligent hiring. it will be tens of millions of dollars that penn state is most likely going to be on the hook for. >> but there are obstacles for a litigant. there are 11th -- immunity. it's a state entity. potentially, they could raise a defense, having sovereign immunity. i'm not saying that will prevail. but there are obstacles. this isn't an easy path to damage as compensatory or punitive by any litigant. >> ladies, thank you. time for a quick, yes, it's true. now that kate dpos lynn's show got 86. she's blogging for a coupon website. her first posting it later...

While the appeals move forward. jenna? jenna: you know, there's so much legal sparring over this case, claudia, and you know this better than anybody. there's some questions, now, about whether the lawyers for prop 8 even have legal standing here? can you tell us about that? >> reporter: this whole case could be dead on arrival if the court rules hay don't have legal standing. during the federal trial vaughn walker allowed the sponsors of prop 8 to defend the ban, but they're not really the defendants here, only the state is because, of course, they enforce the law. and in his ruling, judge wa...

Residents, saying, hey, you're supposed to help us. >> but this isn't a federal law. what's his liability? it's a state law. >> there's monetary liability if a state officer, a state official, rather, or a local entity, refuses -- >> right. >> -- to take part or participate in any way. >> and legally speaking, a local sheriff is a state entity. >> correct, yeah. >> all right. one thing i want to ask you about, is at what point does this -- one of the arguments he made is the monetary argument, the idea that up until now it is not his obligation if he thinks there's an immigration problem, he r...

Legislature our people have spoken out saying we don't want an individual mandate on the citizens of virginia. we don't believe it is per miserable under the commerce clause of the united states constitution. therefore these are issues that should be left to the states. >> virginia says we don't want to be bossed around by the feds. assume that you win and assume that someone has no health insurance and gets into a terrible motorcycle accident ends up in the emergency room and then intensive care for three months. who pays for that at that point? >> well, under the current law, that would be b...

Legislature our people have spoken out saying we don't want an individual mandate on the citizens of virginia. we don't believe it is per miserable under the commerce clause of the united states constitution. therefore these are issues that should be left to the states. >> virginia says we don't want to be bossed around by the feds. assume that you win and assume that someone has no health insurance and gets into a terrible motorcycle accident ends up in the emergency room and then intensive care for three months. who pays for that at that point? >> well, under the current law, that would be b...