The fight over gay marriage resumes in California, and may lay the groundwork for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The fight over gay marriage resumes in California today with Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Two same sex-couples are suing the enforcers of California's Proposition 8 on grounds that the gay marriage ban violates their federal constitutional rights.
President Obama will extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, but the Defense of Marriage Act threatens this progress. The Takeaway talks to Kenji Yoshino, professor of constitutional law at the NYU School of Law.
The Supreme Court has set its agenda for the week and will hear arguments on two cases involving civil rights. Joining The Takeaway to discuss these cases and more is Kenji Yoshino, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Law at NYU law school.