recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages in states where they are legal under state law. nine states connecticut, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, new hampshire, new york, vermont, and washington allow same-sex marriage or soon will. so does washington, d.c. record lines are expected for those wanting a first come, first serve seat during the historic supreme court proceedings. as nbc s pete williams puts it, today s move by the supreme court could result in the roe v. wade of guy rights. joining me now is political strategist steve elmendorf and chris geithner, senior political reporter for buzz feed. steve, i want to go to you first on this. there has been a lot of discussion and a lot of back and forth whether it s a good thing for marriage equality for the supreme court to take up these issues. some folks think better to leave it at the state level. there has been a lot of progress there. are you bullish or bearish on this? i m bullish. i think the supreme court is g
comments. so why were they still giving him money? that s coming up. and the supreme court will hear the appeal of an 83-year-old lesbian who was denied federal tax benefits under the defense of marriage act. that s next. we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting the thumb on the scale against same-sex couples. 526 days after president obama made that statement, for the first time ever, the u.s. supreme court agreed today to take a serious look at the issue of marriage equality. the court today granted a review of the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in california called proposition 8, and the defense of marriage act, a federal law, that declares marriage is only a legal union between one man and one woman. the defense of marriage act bars the federal government from recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages in states where they are legal under state law. nine states connecticut, iowa, maine, maryland, massachuset
in both the which is and us constitution. propone pro-pon nents were ecstatic, declaring victory. governor walker vowed to repeal the ruling you and said the judge is a liberal activist. deja vu all over again. looks like enthusiasm for the third round of the fed s quantitative easing effort isn t lasting too long. futures are pointing to a lower open on wall street today but since we are minutes away from the opening bet, get a quick market run down. cnbc s hampton pearson is heer . why is the market lower? just had the opening bell, friday closed a at stellar week for stocks, dow jumping 53 points to close at 13,593, 2% begin for the week, nasdaq up to 2,183, powered by an all-time high for am. some of that momentum seems to have run dry today. all three stock indexes pointed for a lower owe. shifting gears, it is not even on the store shelves yet, expect record lines for apple s newest