execution and put the whole thing on hold while they ask the supreme court to take up an appeal of his case. about a half an hour after that request was made, lawyers for the state said there was no need to grant a stay of execution, there was no need for the supreme court to take up the case, the issues had all been thoroughly litigated and his lawyers were basically coming in too late. now, that s all we ve heard from we ve got no indication from the supreme court what it s going to do or when it s going to do it, though my own view is, i would be very surprised if the court doesn t do something tonight. of course, i ve been saying this for the last three hours. but the justices obviously know the gravity of the situation. they realize that this is a serious case. they want to make sure they get it right. the problem is, the legal documents that were filed with the court tonight are the barest of bare bones. two pages each from the lawyers for troy davis and the state. th
conviction for the murder of a police officer. but advocates say his guilt has been seriously challenged. ben jealous of the naacp is standing by and will join us later in this broadcast. joining me now is nbc news justice correspondent, pete williams. pete, what is the latest? where are we at this hour? we have five hours since the lawyers for troy davis asked the supreme court to grant a stay of execution and put the whole thing on hold while they ask the supreme court to take up an appeal of his case. about a half an hour after that request was made, lawyers for the state said there was no need to grant a stay of execution, there was no need for the supreme court to take up the case, the issues had all been thoroughly litigated and his lawyers were basically coming in too late. now, that s all we ve heard from we ve got no indication from the supreme court what it s going to do or when it s going to do it, though my own view is, i would be very surprised if the court d
hargett is discussing his relationship with a former prostitute in a revealing new article in gq magazine. he says, i think that probably if i were 21 in this society, i would identify myself as bisexual. i m 54 with children, with a belief system, and i can have enforced boundaries in my life. i can be who i am and exclusively have sex with my wife and be perfectly satisfied. hargett was one of the most influential evangelical pastors in the country until his relationship with a prostitute was exposed and became public knowledge. hargett said he bought amphetamine from the man but never technically had sex with him. michelle obama is making an appearance on oprah winfrey s daytime talk show today, talking about the sacrifices made by the u.s. military as well as their families. part of the challenge of getting the message out about military families is that they never ask for help.
it struck me how when he spoke about he would like to have all college campuses to open up the campuses, to have recruiters to come on to talk about recruitment, especially because of the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. when we talk about recruitment, what do we know about an openly gay or lesbian person wanting to go and sign up presently? they can t do it yet, until the implementation is certified and 60 days after that. so it will probably be another six, seven, eight, nine months. the timetable for this is a little squishy. but certainly, according to the president, he wants that done before the end of this year. and even those who are on active duty now and gay or lesbian are being advised not to openly declare their sexual orientation until such time as, in fact, don t ask, don t tell has been removed entirely from the books of the u.s. military. jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us, mik, thanks so much. disgraced former pastor ted