everybody else is or let them pay for it. i'm not here to endorse my lovemaking. it's not their business. >> thank you very much, good luck. one of several passionate protesters and hundreds of them now gathered on the steps of the supreme court. just minutes away from the decisions on the two very, very important cases involving the defensive marriage act and the prop 8 the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry. carol? >> i want you to take us through the cases on tap and mentioned them briefly. the u.s. supreme court must decide whether all couples, no matter if their sexual orientation have the constitutional right to federal benefits. the other case is very much to do with california. >> california was a unique case because the state supreme court in 2008 ruled that same-sex marriage was legal and valid and then later that same year the voters voted to ban same-sex