We get your chance to weigh in on the topic of samesex parents , and also todays proceedings at the Supreme Court. If you support samesex marriage and want to give us a call, you have a line. And for the lgbt viewers in the audience if you want to wayne and give your thoughts, there is a line for you. If you want to weigh in and give your thoughts, there is a line for you. You can also contact us on social media. As the usa today story in the paper points out, 45 years in the making, a series of cases have been heard over the last several years. Richard wolf highlighting today that in the last year alone, the number of gay marriage state have gone from 17 to 37 with more than 37 the Detroit Free Press today takes a look at one of the couples at the center of the debate. That is one of the profiles today in the Detroit Free Press of those cases stemming from this Supreme Court case. Outside, the naacps julian bond in line as well. Whether they make it inside or not depends on where they
Current clergy will be required to solemnize the marriage. Religious conflict is not a basis for denying fundamental rights. If and when the case was presented the court would have to balance competing Constitutional Rights the way it always has. The court is required to do this. You look at the hierarchy of rights and the level of intrusion. The court would render a decision. We have alleged that intermediate scrutiny applies here because plaintiffs as gay and lesbian persons qualify because of class status. We renew that argument here and differ to the brief and the wonderful brief of the lot institution professors. Just briefly we believe the Equality Foundation could be revisited. It does not require a decision because there is an inconsistent decision, Equality Foundation was inconsistent with the Supreme Court that requires modification. The decision, it could be the court a class the applies the cleburne factors. Davis scarborough did not have to address the standard of scrutiny
Mr. Scarborough we will close the formal part of our press conference. If you have a question, we are glad to entertain. I kid you not call for taking time out of your busy schedules to cover this information. God bless you all. [inaudible conversations] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the Supreme Court hears arguments today in two cases regarding samesex marriage. The case is from michigan and ohio will determine whether states are required to issue licenses to same sex couples. And whether states must recognize marriages performed in other states. Well be live outside of the court and possibly comments from the dispenser. Beginning at 4 00 p. M. , we will bring you the audio of the arguments. That is live on cspan3. Coming up, the swearingin ceremony for the new attorney general, Loretta Lynch. Then Charles Grassley speaks at the National Press club at the department about his de
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Well hear from evan wolfson of freedom to mary and Family Research council present tony perkins. All that and more because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs good morning. The news overnight is staggering from nepal. More than 22,400 dead. Thousands more injured after a 7. 8 earthquake hit the country yesterday. The epicenter was just north of kathmandu in nepals capital and largest city. The strong of aer is shocks in the region some as high as 6. 7 are making rescue efforts more difficult. Cbs news correspondent Holly Williams is there. Good morning bob. It was just before noon here in the Kathmandu Valley yesterday when the earth began to shake violently. That continued for several minutes. Burying people beneath their own homes and tearing up road in some areas. Also demolished centurys old towers and temples in the historic city. Rescue workers are picking through the rubble of buildings they are obviously hoping to find survivors but theyre expecting to find mor