united states supreme court s decision to strike down the marriage act. the two have filed a lawsuit against governor nikki haley and state s attorney wilson in hopes of overturning south carolina s defense of marriage law. along with the 2006 amendment, and the constitution banning same-sex marriage. the couple married in washington in april 2012. but the state constitution also prohibits the recognition of that marriage. while the state attorney general has yet to comment on the lawsuit, governor haley s office issued this statement. governor haley, like the majority of people in south carolina supports traditional marriage as defined between one man and one woman, and in accordance with state law, will continue to uphold those values. the legislature has spoken on this issue. the people have spoken on this issue, and the governor remains resolute in support of the state s constitution and supp t
the two have filed a lawsuit against governor nikki haley and state s attorney wilson in hopes of overturning south carolina s defense of marriage law. along with the 2006 amendment, and the constitution banning same-sex marriage. the couple married in washington in april 2012. but the state constitution also prohibits the recognition of that marriage. while the state attorney general has yet to comment on the lawsuit, governor haley s office issued this statement. governor haley, like the majority of people in south carolina supports traditional marriage as defined between one man and one woman, and in accordance with state law, will continue to uphold those values. the legislature has spoken on this issue. the people have spoken on this issue, and the governor remains resolute in support of the state s constitution and supports the rights. and this doesn t change that. tracy, you re a state highway patrol trooper.
couples. and this was 17 years ago that bill clinton, president bill clinton, signed the defense of marriage law into law, saying that the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages, no matter what the states do. jeff, as soon as you saw who had written the opinion, kennedy, and who he had who he was joined by, the four for want of a better term, liberal justices on the court, you knew what the decision was. well, the thing that s so many extraordinary things about this decision. we now know what the first line of anthony kennedy s obituary, many years in the future, will be. he is the justice who is the author of the three most important gay rights decisions in the history of the supreme court. he wrote lawrence v. texas which said in 2003 that gay people couldn t be thrown in prison for having consensual sex. he wrote the roemer decision which struck down a colorado law that discriminated against gay people. and here, he has now written the opinion that says the
polls by the middle of next year. mississippi had been waiting for federal approval before implementing the law now after the supreme court decision the state no longer needs that approval. meantime the chief justice john roberts says the court will convene tomorrow for the last day of its term and at that time we re expecting the court to issue two major rulings on same sex marriage. one, on california s proposition 8 which bans gay marriage in that state. and the other on the defense of marriage law. which defines marriage as the union between only one man and one woman. complete coverage beginning 10:00 a.m. eastern. 9:00 central here on fox news channel here tomorrow morning. your tax dollars bought romance novels, wine, and diet pills for workers at the irs. details on what else your dollars bought on irs credit cards. just the latest controversy to surround that government agency. plus, men s warehouse now firing back and explaining why it canned the face of the company.
racist in its effect. i m personally insulted that anyone would use even loosely the term of racism as part of a statement related to merit-based advanced degrees. one example of why republicans believe this is so important, this bill to american competitiveness, 38% of today s high tech college grads come from foreign countries. shep? back to you. shepard: doug mckelway back thank you. the supreme court is debating whether to weigh in on same sex marriage. in fact, the justices may have already decided. you see they met today but they were the only ones in the room and they are not talking. they are considering legal challenges to california s ban on same sex marriage. and the federal defense of marriage law. that law denies gay couples the government benefits that every other kind of couple gets, like social security payments and tax breaks. legal experts are predicting the supreme court will agree to hear at least one of the same sex marriage cases.