in the same courthouse general rios montt is on truck, the that trial has been delayed.k about the significance of what he has done? >> yes, there are two depths guilty verdicts that have been issued in this courthouse. first, the guilty verdict for the spanish embassy massacre and secondly, the guilty conviction of rios montt. in both cases, we're seeing there are significant legal challenges. the constitutional court has declared the case against rios montt as been an old, but these are illegal arguments. they are breaking with due process. and so both cases face significant legal challenges and hurdles to stick. >> pamela yates, if you could talk further about what is happening with rios montt, what he was convicted of, why he is back in trial. and as we wrap up, how this implicates, or does it, the current president of guatemala perez molina and the role of the united states? >> that is a lot. the case against rios montt, he is being retried on the same charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. but his lawyers's strategy is to delay and deny delay so you will

rios montt, who is 88, appeared in court monday on a stretcher covered with a blanket after he lost a bid to be excused on medical grounds. the retrial was postponed after his attorneys accused one of the judges of bias. same-sex couples are getting married across florida today after a series of court decisions which culminated in a state judge's decision to lift a temporary ban on the unions. after lifting the ban, judge sarah zabel presided over two weddings, including one between plaintiffs cathy pareto and karla arguello. >> we have been together for 15 years and it just means now that our family is recognized like every other family. that our love is just as good enough as everybody else's, and that our sun is finally going to have a family that is not a second-class citizen. he is a family like everyone else that deserves the same respect in the same dignity as everyone else. >> >> as many as 14 counties in florida have opted to end all courthouse weddings rather than conduct weddings for same-sex couples. florida is the 36 state to allow same-sex marriage. "new york times" inve