Happened and what is now a breathless manhunt. Well bring you thatten a moment. Tonight, well show you president obamas powerful eulogy for those murdered at the emanuel ame in south carolina. But we begin tonight with the decision by the Supreme Court declaring marriage a fundamental right and right that gays and lesbians can not be deprived in not in any state of the union or not in america anymore. [ cheers and applause ] for supporters of Marriage Equality joy outside the court, the ruling came down. Impromptu celebrations in new yorks Greenwich Village in the spot 46 years ago, the stonewall uprising began. Essentially a street fight for equality that brought us to this day. In some of the 13 states where samesex marriages were prohibited. Couples did what they wanted to do for years. They got married today. The case that paved the way though stemmed from an already existing marriage and a man named james obergifeld who wanted to be named on his husbands death certificate as survi
Reason. Good evening, shannon. Reporter hello, bret, for the second time the Supreme Court led by chief justin john roberts, george w. Burn appoint year has upheld president obamas chief legislative achievement and handed the administration a big win. In a 63 decision the Supreme Court made clear it will have no part in dismantling the Affordable Care act. At issue whether the irs violated the law when it extended subsidies into all 50 states despite a phrase in the aca that says subsidies will exist in states that have september up exchanges. More than 30 of them chose not to. Writing for the majority chief Justice John Roberts said while the meaning of the phrase an exchange established by the state may seem plain when viewed in isolation, such a reading turns out to be untenable. Those credits are necessary to avoid the type of calamitous result that congress plainly meant to avoid. Judge scalia wrote this court rewrites the law to make tax credits available everywhere we should sta
the case that paved the way though stemmed from an already existing marriage and a man named james obergifeld who wanted to be named on his husband s death certificate as surviving spouse. the case made the way to the supreme court, today, 5-4 majority ruled in his favor. writing for the court and jind by liberal justices ginsberg kennedy summed it up this way. he wrote, no union is more profound than marriage for it embodies the highest ideals of love fidelity devotion sacrifice and family. it would miss understand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage their plea is that they do respect it. respect it so deeply that they seek to find a fulfillment for themselves. their hope is not to be condemned to live in lonliness, excluded from one of civilization s oldest institutions. they ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law, he wrote.
2003 was the first time that any state had same-sex marriage. that was massachusetts. and here 12 years later the whole country has it. andrew sullivan i remember an article for new republic in 1989 when you made the case for same-sex marriage, equality, when few people were talking about it. what did you think when you heard the ruling this morning? i felt overwhelmed i guess. i think it is a momentous moment not just constitutionally, but morally. the key word in that beautiful by kennedy was dig ninitydignity. [ indiscernible ] and to have his name with that husband echos so many tragedies
the constitution grants them that right. president obama who ordered the end of don t ask don t tell and oversaw the supreme court defeat of the defense of marriage act said that today s ruling in his words made our union a little more perfect. this morning the supreme court recognized that the constitution guarantees marriage equality. in doing so they have reaffirmed that all americans are entitled to the equal protection of the law. that all people should be treated equally regardless of who they are or who they love. all four of justice kennedy s colleagues dissented, in stinging language not just at justice kennedy seemingly at his writing. the opinion is couched in a style that is as pretentious as the content is egotistic.