we learned it from you the way they treated clarence thomas.he modern right learned. >> let's go to the lawyer. >> i greatly admire justice thomas. i think he is incredible and very humble. he is rarely heard from. his spoken word is powerful. he is an example of everything that is right about this country just like with ben carson. they both came from limited opportunity. they believe in equality of opportunity and not of result. if you are born here you are miles ahead of everybody else. work hard to determination and self focus and discipline you can accomplish anything. he doesn't want to limit people by the color of their skin. why aren't more people embracing this notion? >> i think the critics car cuture him but he is there and making a difference. "one more thing" up right now. stay with us. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. ♪ grind virtually any kind of food waste into an unending source of electrical power for a city? when emerson

supreme court justice clarence thomas ex-core rated his peers saying: >>> elizabeth, why did clarence thomas give us an idea of the supreme court tipping its hand about the april argument and ruling later this year? >> well i do think the trend across the country in favour of marriage equality the one that continues when the case comes to the supreme court. we have seen a precedent over the last several decades driven by anthony kennedy, recognising the dignity of gay and lesbian americans and couples, just justice kennedy was concerned about the equal dignity of the families and mentioned a few years ago, that struck down part of the defensive marriage act. when the justices pick up the issue. some of them have been complaining about. i think they'll rule in favour of marriage equality because of the text history and press dent are clear on this matter. >> given the traditions in the united states that marriages from missouri are honoured in i.s.i.l. and marriages in jersey are honoured in new york. can we sustain a system where certain states allow same-sex marriage and others don't

clarence thomas made that very clear in his opinion. it's not the decision of whether or not -- >> what happens to the other 66 probate judges who are -- well, 50 of them, who are continuing or say they're going to now begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite your order? >> despite my order, sir, the laws of the united states supreme court and the federal district court state very clearly that a state court's trial interpretation of a federal question is just as authoritative of any inferior court, that includes the federal district courts and the law -- and the federal courts of appeals. so that's law. i'm not making it up. >> i understand that. so are you therefore saying that these probate judges and 50 of them are going to start issuing or already have issued licenses to same-sex couples are you saying they're breaking the law? >> they're breaking the alabama constitution marriage amendment which has not been overturned by the united states supreme court. until that court acts any dispute between the state trial c

something different. >> as we mentioned earlier, did comments by the supreme court justices, clarence thomasin scalia tip their hand on how the high court may rule? >> yes on the high court. expressing upset and concern on the voice of justice thomas, that the colleagues are likely -- he thinks create a national invitation for gay marriage essentially. saying that the constitution does insist that marriage equality become the law of the land. they don't like it. but they're suggesting that the court's going to do it. >> any chance that the public comments, the criticism of the other colleagues might sway the balance of how they could vote on this? >> unlikely. this little sniping between the justices is -- yeah. it's business as usual. keep an eye on alabama where the whole thing is busting open this week, as local judges are trying to decide whether to issue marriage licenses. it's an uproar there over the issue. >> it is. in the meantime there could be trouble in hillary clinton's camp. we're hearing that a member of the super pac board abruptly resigned on monday. what's this all about? >

. >> justices antonin and scalia and clarence thomas said today. >> omigodomigod, i know what they said. scalia and thomas are timely getting hitched. what will they wear? what is their couple name going to be. i'm going go with scalomas the sklarence thomatyn. antonim. claris tomatomanin. ninsi kbrrx t. skrom lee owes. antonio ban sklarence. claritin nonbrowsey. unless we're getting gay married isn't what thomas and scale qa said. >> justices antonin scalia and clarence thomas said today the supreme court should have granted alabama's request to put that ruling on hold. >> jon: melatoni. c chlamydia i'm shocked. the stay was not granted. unless you don't happen to have a supreme court justice who thinks he outranked the supreme court. >> chief justition moore of the all billiona court ordered the probate judges not to issue licenses. >> told them they didn't have to follow a federal judges ruling declaring the state's ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. >> jon: huh. alabama official circumvend-- circumventing a federal ruling against minority right, he was thinking hey, that sel

it is certainly true that clarence thomas' philosophy is very different from thurgood marshall's, for, whom thurmond opposed for the supreme court. but i think it is also worth remembering that senator thurmond has given his backing to other individuals of color for high federal positions who are much more liberal than clarence thomas, one of them a federal judge, the first black federal judge from south carolina, matthew perry, who was a former civil rights lawyer. c-span: there was a big piece in the washington post about strom thurmond and, supposedly, a black child. i've got here from simon & schuster a pr letter. they highlight three or four points for this book; in one of them they say, "thurmond's unconventional personal life his reputation as a ladies' man and his second marriage at age 65 to a 22-year-old woman and the persistent allegation that he has provided lifelong financial assistance to a black woman said to be his illegitimate daughter... "i looked in your book, and this is all i found. there is not a word mentioned in this paragraph here about financial assistance an

i have the opinion written by justice clarence thomas. only involved an injunctive relief. >> -- is in the minority sir. >> it's just injunctive relief on the attorney general. that's all that was before the supreme court. clarence thomas made that very clear in his opinion. >> what happened to the other 66 probate judges who are -- well, 50 of them who are continuing or say they're now going to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite your order? >> despite my order sir, the laws of the united states supreme court and the federal district court state very clearly that a state court's trial interpretation of a federal question is just as authoritative of any inferior court. that includes the federal district courts and the federal courts of appeals. so that's law. i'm not making it up. >> no i understand that. so are you, therefore, saying that these probate judges, and 50 of them are going to start issuing or already have issued licenses to say sex couples. are you saying they're breaking the law? >> they're breaking t

one of the people that seemed to think that today was justice clarence thomas. me now is the author of the forth coming book "speak now: marriage equality on trial." clarence thomas said that alabama should have been granted their request to not implement marriage inequality today. in so doing he basically said yeah, everybody is about to get gay married everywhere. >> he said this could be taken as a sign, right? >> so is there reason to look at what happened between alabama and the supreme court today as something other than about alabama. about something that might happen nationally? >> i think there definitely is. the big difference is that the supreme court had granted review. so this is different from all of the other earlier cases because they have now granted review and arguments will be held in april. so justice thomas has a point when he says this will be decided by june, so just wait awhile. >> exactly, and that is different from before it took place. >> obviously there is a lot of historical feelings there. what do you make of the legal chaos today w

what is it in the response from clarence thomas in the supreme court on this alabama case.nd telegraphing to the country where it is. >> if the supreme court is going to rule on the same- sex was going to stop same- sex marriages, you wouldn't let them get married today only to have their weddings undone tomorrow. the fact that they did not stop the same- sex marriage in the case is an indication of which way the case will be. >> i think we will know by the end of june. >> thank you very much. >> always a pleasure to work with. >> we ought to keep the judge around for the next segament. more legal trouble for drew petterson. he is accused of a murder for hire plot targeting the prosecutor that put him behind bars. >> and a wild police chase and crash and carjacking and all caught on camera. americans drink 48 billion bottles of water every year. that's enough plastic bottles to stretch around the earth 230 times. each brita filter can replace 300 of those. clean. clear. brita water. nothing is better. . >> hi, everyone. kayla mueller remembered as a tireless volunteer who b

she came to national dominance when she testified the supreme court nominee clarence thomas who harassedher when he was her father. she said it was difficult to speak out in public but she felt she had no choice. >> listening to the testimony and hearing other people testify and working to get heard, i decided that i had to absolutely say what this could be. >> they have come under criticism for hosting the conference, one of 90 schools under investigation for how sexual assault is handled. this is their commitment to finding a solution. >>> after 25 years, silence has a news set of wheels. our reporter went along as firefighters got to train on state-of-the-art ladder trucks. >> reporter: this is part of the daily routine. a call comes in. wheels and hoses rollout. but there is nothing routine about this job. >> go down all of the way, we will go ahead and raise this latter writeup. >> reporter: when this lieutenant goes to work, this is his view. >> i can hear. - -i can see well from here. >> reporter: this is his new office. >> are first new truck in 25 years, we are excited. >> they

and in 1991 hill testified against clarence thomas claiming that he sexually harassed her, but that brought the ishsue to the front, and now the university is more than 90 colleges under investigation by the office of civil rights for its handling of the civil rights cases. >> we vhave developed the policy of survivors to help with more rights. >> but tonight, the survivors say that the system is broken. >> they have a strictly nerve to call the conference "beyond compliance" as if more people are following them, but they are not with us. >> and the uc-berkeley officials will continue to come up with an implement issue to help. i'm cheryl hurd nbc bay area news. >>> and popping pilling at school, and students in the east bay are recovering. five girls were rushed from albany middle school to the hospital. they believe that the girls took the pills. no words on what pills may have been taken. >> not the usual laundromat. officers busted this laundromat for gambling. they seized five slot machines, and surveillance equipment. they say each one can generate $4,000 per week. this is the second

justices antonin scalia and clarence thomas said today the supreme court should have granted alabama's request to put that ruling on hold out of respect for the state until the court rules on gay marriage nationwide in a few months. the failure to grant alabama's request, thomas said may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question of gay marriage nationwide. roughly two-thirds of alabama counties today refused to grant the marriage licenses. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: after roy moore, chief justice of the alabama supreme court, urged local officials to ignore the federal court ruling. in 2003 he defied a federal court order to remove a ten commandments monument from the state supreme court building. he was removed from office but was re-elected three years ago. the supreme court takes up the marriage issue in april with a decision by june. it seems unlikely the justices would allow same-sex marriages to go ahead in alabama now if they're just going to stop them a few months from now. lester. >> pete williams tonight, thanks. >>> german chancellor angela

justice clarence thomas seems to think so. as more couples get married it will be harder for the supreme court to issue a ruling denying marriage equality. >> areva martin is a legal analyst and attorney. >> hi tony. >> let's be clear what the alabama state supreme court chief judge justice is saying here. >> there's more. >> yeah yeah yeah. was he really saying to the federal court you have no jurisdiction over the decisions of the state courts? is that what he was saying here? >> unequivocally so, absolutely he said the people of alabama spoke, when they voted to outlaw same sex marriages and he basically said how dare you intervene in our state and deny our people what they've already voted for. so he told his probate judges across the state of alabama ignore what the supreme court of the united states said today. and continue to deny those marriage licenses to same sex couples. >> okay so i don't know his politics. i'm assuming he's probably conservative. what do you think of this state supreme court chief justice and his

poppy bush picked suitor and clarence thomas ann as his nominees to the supreme court. he got to two. since then ever president has gotten two. clinton chose ruth bader ginsburg and -- president obama so far has chosen sonya sotomayor and kagen. supreme court nominations are the most important things that a president does ever. not every it ration of the supreme court hears brown versus board of education, or bush v. gore or row v. wade. not every it ration of the court hears cases that become household names and change the world drastically and forever. but the supreme court of the united states has breathtaking power on myriad issues. nothing else in government is like it. even right now we're awaiting oral arguments on cases that may eliminate the whole of obamacare in one fail swoop. millions of people losing their health insurance all at once. they could do that. they will hear the oral arguments and rule in the next few months. another case could legalize same-sex marriage nationwide or not. we're waiting another case that could ban the way that states kill their

now, hill came to national prominence when she testified that then clarence thomas sexually harassed her when he was her boss. hill told the audience it was hard to speak out in public but she felt she had no choice. >> listening to the testimony and hearing the other people testify and then up mamly working -- ultimately working to get heard that i decided that i absolutely had to say what had happened to me. >> uc berkeley's has been under criticism for hosting this two- day conference. it's one of 90 schools being investigated for the way they handle sexual assault on campuses. now, the school says this conference is part of its commitment to finding solutions to the problem. >> well, we have new information on that high-speed chase and crash in martinez. we were tolding you about it -- telling but it yesterday on "mornings on 2." five people were in the car and scattered into a neighborhood near interstate 680. all five were arrested. the chase started early yesterday morning in sacramento and investigators say the suspects may be connected to a smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelr

. >> the majority opinion written by justice clarence thomas found that even though connick's officewithheld evidence in the thompson case, that was not enough to prove a pattern. and yet a study done in 2008 reported that during harry connick sr.'s tenure in one out of every four cases where the death penalty was imposed, evidence was withheld. >> that was crazy. if that is not a pattern, i don't know what is. so who is going to get the last laugh, jim williams? >> in the photo of jim williams with the electric chair of the five faces visible, all of them were released from death row. >> in my mind, we should charge them with attempted murder, this district attorney using false information that he know is false to kill you. it's premeditated. so we're saying he can get away with murder? what makes him so special? the only thing he was hiding behind, a district attorney badge. >> unfortunately, the thomas opinion is the law of the land and it gives me great concern. >> make no bones about it, prosecutors are now a lot less accountable for what they do, because they know that if they

back in 1991 hill testified against the then-supreme court justice nominee clarence thomas claiming he sexually harassed her. that brought the issue to the forefront. now cal is in the spotlight. the university is one of 90 colleges under investigation by the federal office for civil rights for its handling of sexual assault cases. >> we beefed up policy for survivors to give them more rights throughout the process, and that's just to name a few. >> berkeley has the never to call their conference beyond compliance as if they're some role model that everyone else should be emulating when they're not listening to stubt survivors. >> they say they will continue to address, create and implement more programs. >> this morning, san francisco state university finds itself labeled as the seventh most anti-semitic college in the country. the david horowitz freed center in los angeles ranked colleges on anti-jewish incidents and activities on campus. students organizations and school executives are reacting with disbelief. >> very deliberately to the campus and speak with students, staff, and fa

he ended up picking david suitor and clarence thomas. he got two.since then every president has gotten two. president clinton chose ruth baeder-ginsburg. president obama has chosen sonya sotomayor and elena kagan. not every it race of the supreme court hears brown versus board, rowe versus wade. not every court hears cases that are household names. but the supreme court of the united states has breathtaking power on a myriad of issues. nothing else in government is like it. even just right now we're awaiting oral arguments in the next few months on cases that might eliminate the whole of obama care in one fell swoop. millions of people losing their health insurance all at once. they will hear those and rule in the next few months. we're also waiting for a case that could legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. that is all just in the next few months. the supreme court is always really important, and a president's choices around who they would put on the supreme court are among the most important criteria that we have when it comes to choosing a presi

i wonder if they'll include the sent sentiments of sentiments clarence thomas. >> they don't include the black lives in the inner city at all in this course. apparently those lives don't matter to these people. >> guilty white lives. >> president obama says 99% of muslims reject jihad. >>> our poll on the republican presidential candidate right back. captain obvious: i probably wouldn't stay here tonight. man: thanks, captain obvious. captain obvious: i'd get a deal for tonight with deals for tonight from hotels.com. and you might want to get that pipe fixed. in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren't treated like a priority. we do things differently. we'll take care of it. we put members first. join the nation. thank you. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward teenage one has arrived!!!! don't be old fashioned. xfinity cus

justices clarence thomas and antonin scalia.s said this is a strange thing for the court to do. we ought to be more respectful for the states. yes, he says i know the u.s. supreme court's going to take up this whole issue of same-sex marriage. quote, this acquiescence may well be seen as the senate of the corporate intended resolution of that question." that's an interesting little line from clarence thomas predicting that the supreme court might be prepared to say that same-sex marriage has to take place nationwide. in any event things are very dicey down in alabama, because the state supreme court justice down there roy moore, has said that state judges can't issue same-sex marriage licenses that the federal judge's ruling striking down the ban on same-sex marriage is an interesting legal precedent but doesn't directly affect what happens in alabama. advocates of same-sex marriage said any state official whose refuse to grant licenses now could be legally liable themselves. >> pete williams in washington. thank you. >> you bet

thee testified against then supreme court nominee clarence thomas and the university did point out that throughout this conference, they did offer deeply discounted seats specifically to uc-berkeley students who wanted to attend. reporting live christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. bet on blue for the second time in two days san jose police have busted and i legal casino. this afternoon, police targeted a downtown business. nbc bay area's damon trujillo was the only reporter there. he joins us live downtown. you've got exploous cluesive information about that business where the raid took place. >> it happened only two blocks away from san jose city hall right there at the family wash & dry. the laundromat is still open but the five slot machines confiscated. >> rehave prostitution upticks in violence and a lot of drugs related to these laundromats, these mom and pop stores and houses. >> lieutenant mike sullivan drives us around while his team gets into place. they're going to hit the family wash & dry, a real laundromat the scene of suspicious activity. >> he's headed toward

as clarence thomas said, not happily, it looks like this is where the court's headed. i think the republican party, i think most conservatives, i think most people in the country have accepted that this has happened. >> i agree. >> it's all too easy to make the comparison to alabama now to alabama of the time of selma. you have some counties in alabama. there are 67 counties. maybe 2/3 of them are going to resist. it's going to be massive resistance. >> like in virginia. >> to the end. >> yeah. >> then when the stream court speaks for the whole country which they're going to do by june, i think it will all be over. it will all be over. settled politically. >> howard and i have gone through this. nobody ever thought this was going to happen in the country, that the courts would rule this way. the laws of political physics are, there's always a reaction. i expect the republican party that always does this grabs the reaction. don't like civil rights, women's rights, they go for the people who were disaffected by that. is huckabee going to jump on this baby and say we have

debate about harassment in the workplace 23 years ago when she testified about her former boss, clarence thomas. tonight hill spoke about how difficult it was to publicly disclose what happened. >> listening to the temperature and hearing the other people testify and then ultimately working to get heard, that i decided to, that i absolutely had to say what had happened to me. >> uc berkeley is one of 90 colleges under investigation for its handling of sexual assault cases, it has taken steps to help prevent and respond to these attacks and is holding this two-day conference as a commitment to come up with better solutions. >>> a vigil was held tonight for a 20-year-old baby found dead in yolo county, friends family and community members all mourned for the baby in front of the woodland opera house justice reese and his mom samantha green were missing on monday, the mom was found the next day crying and hysterical, near the slew in knight's landing search crews found the baby's body around 10:00 this morning the family doesn't know if something happened or if green disappeared by choice. >> it's

i think what the the big take away from this case is we saw a defense by clarence thomas and scalia when supreme court refused to hear this. i think the big indicator of how they are going to rule in april when they have the opportunity. they were displeased with this. of course, believing in state's rights. since marriage is a state right that is afforded to the people who live there but nevertheless, i think we see how this is coming down. >> all right. now, final question on this. it is shades of what happened in the civil rights era. and i don't happen to believe that marriage is a civil right. so i'm not making that comparison. but, the federal government in alabama had to remove governor wallace, george wallace who wouldn't enforce the desegregation laws is there any difference, wiehl? >> yes well, there is no difference. i think this judge will be removed. there is a procedure to go through in alabama where you can be removed. he said don't forget this particular judge was removed back in 2003. this is the 10 commandment judge he then got reelected. i think he will be removed by t

footnote clarence thomas and scalia had a dissent saying this is not the way to treat states.is anyway, let's just wait. justice thomas writing for the two of them said maybe the fact that the full court is unwilling to do this sort of presupposes how the u.s. supreme court is going to rule on this ultimate question. interesting little statement he makes. where do we stand? roy moore the chief justice in alabama is the administrator of all judges and what he said today unquestionably right that the order of a federal judge in alabama does not bind the state probate judges. correct. however, he may not be right that in telling the state probait judges they must obey the alabama constitution, which is at odds with the federal constitution on this question. he can't tell the judges in alabama, don't obey the u.s. constitution and there's a good legal arguement that the definitive statement is what the judge has ruled. one other thing, already some lawyers for gay couples are going to federal court seeking contempt citations against judges in alabama refusing to issue licenses. >>

really what was perhaps the signal is justice clarence thomas said in a dissent from an order this weekcourt to put a federal judge's decision striking down the ban on same-sex marriage on hold. >> mm-hmm. >> there weren't five votes on the court for that stay. >> right. >> so i think that's a signal as justice thomas said of how it could play out. >> amy, good to talk with you. >> thanks for having me. >> that's a wrap. join me for a two-hour edition of the show at noon. straight ahead "up" with steve kornacki. oments? sacrifice streaming all night long? is it okay to drop a connection, when you need it most? if you're not on the largest, most reliable network, what are you giving up? verizon. you use tide pods? yeah! but i thought you were the queen of the pre-treat soak treat soak? those are fond memories, but those things are amazing. once i saw what they did, i actually started to relax. don't touch my things. those little guys clean, brighten and fight stains. so now i can focus on more pressing matters. like your containers. isn't it beautiful? your sweet peppers aren't next to y

so i pose a question to you. 7-2 ruling regarding alabama, scalia and clarence thomas oppose this.hat was the legal basis for the decent and does this mean for the june decision that we assume will come from the supreme court. >> justice thomas decenting said the court is trying to create national gay marriage without doing some. he and scalia have been talking about this, but the court needs to do this and not just issue orders -- and not just issue orders the way they are doing now. but by june, there is not much of a question, we will have national gay marriage authorized by the supreme court in the next few months. that is clearly where things are headed. and so it is not a surprise it is happening in alabama and everywhere. and we are having a fight in alabama, with some counties saying we are going to issue licenses and some are saying they are not. and roy moore is saying they should not issue licensed to same-sex couples. >> i want to start with a comment. what is interesting about the decent is the supreme court isn't supposed to issue national rules. that is not its job,

and of course earlier this week we got some insight from clarence thomas on what he thinks the supremert is likely to do when the court declined to order a stay on the alabama marriage question. >> and now in alabama, which you have been tracking closely, 44 of 67 counties are now refusing. now a federal judge may issue in the case of oneprobate judge today. would that change things in other counties? >> i think it probably would. there's a hearing before the same judge who declared the state ban unconstitutional. that order did not directly compel the probate judges who issue marriage licenses there to grant them to same sex couples. the judge said it's not my order that compels you, it's the constitution and her view was that you can't deny to same sex couples. lawyers have gone to the judge and said they are not getting the message, order them to do it. it does seem likely she'll grant that order. if she does it also seems likely other judges will follow course. >> the other big legal issue you're tracking it the tsarnaev trial, they've been doing jury selection in boston and so far

clarence thomas has been saying that the court has been doing exactly that by declining to give stayses that it's tipping its hand how it's going to rule. what do you make of that? are we able to read the tea leaves on that? >> i think the tea leaves are pretty clear here. i talked to a lot of legal experts and gay rights advocates. everybody pretty much agrees that this is heading in the direction where the court is going to uphold marriage equality for everyone. we don't know exactly what that's going to look like, but it's the direction that the court has been heading. it's understandable she wouldn't want to say that right now. even the advocates don't want to say that publically because you never know what's going to happen. >> as you referenced in your piece, this is a beloved figure, a crossover figure known and like ed liked by people who don't normally care about supreme court proceedings, the blogs about her and the great nickname. did you talk to her about her fame? does she understand it it? does she find it funny? >> she's flattered. she's been doing this work for a long

. >> right now supreme court justice clarence thomas is criticizing his colleagues for not blocking same sex marriages in alabama. thomas says the justices should have waited making that decision -- on making that decision until the court takes up that issue in a few months. this morning, they blocked the last minute request to block the marriages. the state began issuing licenses to same sex couples following the supreme court's decision this morning. the dream day turned into a nightmare for one local couple ahead of their wedding. >> they reached out to "7 on your side" for a little help from our team and trouble shooter horace holmes is in northwest washington now to explain the problem. horace? >> kelly and chris, they booked the mclean gardens ballroom here behind me over a year ago now for their april wedding. in early december washington parties, the company that booked the ballroom informed the couple it was folding. it was four months before the wedding. the ballroom wouldn't be available for their reception. ouch! the company promised to refund the couple's $2400 deposit but w

i think what the the big take away from this case is we saw a defense by clarence thomas and scalia when this. i think the big indicator of how they are going to rule in april when they have the opportunity. they were displeased with this. of course, believing in state's rights. since marriage is a state right that is afforded to the people who live there but nevertheless, i think we see how this is coming down. >> all right. now, final question on this. it is shades of what happened in the civil rights era. and i don't happen to believe that marriage is a civil right. so i'm not making that comparison. but, the federal government in alabama had to remove governor wallace, george wallace who wouldn't enforce the desegregation laws is there any difference, wiehl? >> yes well, there is no difference. i think this judge will be removed. there is a procedure to go through in alabama where you can be removed. he said don't forget this particular judge was removed back in 2003. this is the 10 commandment judge he then got reelected. i think he will be removed by this process. removed by whom?

in their dissent justices clarence thomas and antonin scalia wrote that the court is showing, "an increasinglyward the states." for the latest on all this, i spoke earlier with joseph smith a professor of politics and law at the university of alabama. professor joe smith, thank you for talking with us. you've had an unusually busy 24 hours in the alabama legal sivment yousystem. you have your state supreme court justice going one direction, the u.s. supreme court going in another. how are the courts handling it? >> well, right now, it's in the county offices where the action is and i would say they are handling it in different ways. i read somewhere this afternoonl53d that 41 county offices are not giving marriage licenses to same-sex couples and about 26 more are giving such licenses. so it's going in two directions now. >> woodruff: i gather the offices are probate judges and officers. how are they making these decisions? >> on a case-by-case basis meaning county-by-county. in each county the probate judge is based with -- faced with the decision of following what chief justice moore set out

back in 1991 hill testified against then supreme court justice nominee clarence thomas claiming he had sexually has rationed her bringing the issue to the forefront. now cal finds itself in the spotlight. the university is one of 90 colleges under investigation by the federal office for civil rights for its handling of sexual assault cases. >> taken steps that really have -- we beat the policy for survivors to give them more rights throughout the process and that's just to name a few. >> berkeley has the nerve to call their conference beyond compliance, as if they're some role model everyone else should emulate when they're not actually listening to students survivors. >> uc-berkeley officials will continue to address, create and implement more programs. >>> 5:52. for the first time publicly the daughter of robin williams is talking about how she's coping with his death. >> good days becoming more frequent than the bad days? >> it's never about frequency. the thing for me has been that -- because there's no predictability to anything. literally life in general, but i -- you can turn ba