u.s. supreme court is now very clear. we are confident that the law, history, and the repeatedly expressed will of the american people will eventually gain a fair hearing. and traditional marriage will be upheld and protected." the battle began on november 4, 2008. the next year, the california supreme court upheld prop 8 but in 2010, federal judge walker struck it down saying gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry. last year in california, the supreme court gave prop 8 defenders the right to appeal judge walker's decision, and today, we heard the results of that appeal. but the ruling does not mean gay marriageses can resume right away. >> the majority here strikes down the proposition but leaves in place a stay of the district court's ruling. the district court ruled it was unconstitutional as well. by leaving the stay in place, you cannot surprise gay marriage until the stay is lifted. the stay probably will not be lifted until the supreme court has an opportunity either to grant review or deny review.

u.s. supreme court you've got 20% of the united states living in a state where they have gay marriage or something very much like it, you might see the court more willing to strike down prop 8. >> this three-judge panel, two of the judges are quite liberal. why would they craft such a narrow ruling? >> interesting question. the two judges who struck it down were both appointed by democrats. steven rinehart, probably the most liberal federal judge in the country. and i think the reason they narrowed it down is very much toward -- with an eye toward the supreme court. i think in one sense, they wrote it so narrowly there's a chance now that the supreme court won't even take this up on appeal. because they may feel, well, this only affects california. it's not really -- usually when the supreme court takes a case it's because there's a disagreement in different circuits throughout the country, like health care. that's not the case here. you can see that maybe the conservatives on the the court might be a little worried about anthony kennedy, where they would rule. they may not vote to stake it up. th

having me tom let's get to how we got here in the first place what motivated the montana supreme court to reject the u.s. supreme court's citizens united decision. well first it's a little overstatement to say they rejected it outright i mean the they meet made some very clear distinctions between what was at stake in the montana supremes court case and what was decided in citizens united in a couple of the key distinctions were in montana the law the corrupt practices act the law under under challenge actually protected nonpartisan and judicial election something that wasn't addressed at all in the citizens united ruling also in citizens united one of the arguments by the majority of the five person majority on the supreme court was that there was not a real documented record of the corruption that was being alleged as a threat in montana the state attorney general presented an extensive record of. corporate corruption throughout our history right down to the buying of u.s. senate seats so there are a couple of key distinctions but i think part of the motivation of the montana justices also is the fact

u.s. supreme court. there is much speculation about justice anthony kennedy. abc 7's nannette miranda has the story. >> the u.s. supreme court is a divided high court with key cases coming down a 5-4 vote. justice anthony kennedy a reagan appointee is often that swing vote. some say it could be the key in skiding -- deciding same-sex marriage. >> he has authored two most-important gay and lesbian rights cases. >> the school of law professor teaches sexual orientation law and knows justice kennedy. coming back to visit or lecture. his portrait hangs in the new library. one colorado case is similar to prop 8. it wasn't same-sex marriage but an initiative denying gays and lesbians protection from things like jobs and housing discrimination. justice kennedy saving that was wrong in his 1996 decision. >> he says that you cannot under equal protections clause single out a group and say we're going to treat you differently because we don't like you. >> we think there is no comparison. >> the attorney says that the rumor case ask z not apply in this case they were exer

u.s. supreme court to take up. >> that's the bittersweet point. we wanted to see this advance judge walker, the lower court the district court's opinion in toto where there were 80-plus specific findings of fact that there were extraordinarily compelling and it was a much broader decision that could have been adjudicated at the appellate court, but this at least advance as prop 8 constitutionality in a way that gives us tremendous confidence to turn the corner on this in the near future. >> on this particular case, the folks who lost to those in favor of proposition 8 say that they are or are not going to take it to an enbanc panel of the th circuit? are they going going to take it to the sphreem, do we know? >> they're taking their chances it's one of the larger circuits, there's risk there. the hope and expectation is it goes to the u.s. supreme courtment with we want the larger question, not the narrow question of california, as much as that's important to me and people in california, tbheed to advance this across the country. >> so assuming it'

back but by no mean the end of the road and continues to be confident the supreme court will rule in fair favor. >> consider the u.s constitution does not have marriage in its wording. so this case never should have gone to federal court. this ultimately has to be decided now at the u.s. supreme court supreme court and we are hopeful the ridiculous ruling of today will be overturned. >> if you want to read the court's entire ruling on the legality of prop 8 we posted it on abc7news.com. we'll have much more reaction from both sides starting at 4:00. >>> our other top story is the search for a gunman who shot an off-duty federal officer near the officer's house this morning. the shooting was in the area of mayhews landing road and bettencourt street in newark. katie marzullo joins us with new information. >> reporter: because of federal -- because a fed al agent is involved federal investigators are involved that doesn't leave the newark police department with much information. the shooting happened before 6:00 this morning, five gunshots were reported being heard. the agent was shot at least once. it is not known i

back but by no mean the end of the road and continues to be confident the supreme court will rule in fair favor. >> consider the u.s constitution does not have marriage in its wording. so this case never should have gone to federal court. this ultimately has to be decided now at the u.s. supreme court supreme court and we are hopeful the ridiculous ruling of today will be overturned. >> if you want to read the court's entire ruling on the legality of prop 8 we posted it on abc7news.com. we'll have much more reaction from both sides starting at 4:00. >>> our other top story is the search for a gunman who shot an off-duty federal officer near the officer's house this morning. the shooting was in the area of mayhews landing road and bettencourt street in newark. katie marzullo joins us with new information. >> reporter: because of federal -- because a fed al agent is involved federal investigators are involved that doesn't leave the newark police department with much information. the shooting happened before 6:00 this morning, five gunshots were reported being heard. the agent was shot at least once. it is not known i

u.s. supreme court. carolyn tyler has been following this case ever since gay marriages began in san francisco 8 years ago. >> it was highly anticipated ruling so crowd was waiting on the courthouse steps. >> what i care about is the constitution. i care that all americans are treated equally under the eye of the law. >> that is basically what a panel the 9th circuit court of appeals decided. in a two-1 ruling with judge smith dissen dissenting proposition 8 was declared unconstitutional. the judges say it violates the equal protection clause of the constitution their opinion uphold lower court ruling against the measure which 52 percent of californians voters approved back in 2008. >> disappointing ruling but it's not really a surprise. because we are dealing here with the 9th circuit. one of the most liberal courts in the country. >>reporter: prop 8 backer plan to appeal but that doesn't mar the victory for same sex couple. >> we can see over the dark wall of discrimination. >>reporter: berkeley reside

u.s. supreme court was the victim of a robbery at knife point late last week while on vacation. r justice correspondent pete williams is at the supreme court tonight with more on this. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, we found out today this happened last thursday while justice breyer was vacationing with his wife and some friends in the caribbean. he owns a house on the island of nevis in the west indies. according to a spokesman last thursday night about 9:00, a man with a machete broke in and stole about $1,000 in cash from justice breyer, his wife and their house guests. justice breyer who is 73 was not hurt and neither were any of the others. the man ran away. local authorities have no suspect. they say this was part of a string of recent robberies there the justices are no strangers to this kind of crime. in 2004, david souter on the court was mugged while jogging near his home here in washington. in 1996 ruth bader ginsburg's purse was snapped walking home from the kennedy center. >> pete williams, thanks. >>> president obama unveiled his budget for the upcoming her

u.s. supreme court, although her critics would deny that. ter] during a trip to cairo last week, justice ginsburg told a reporter that egypt's revolutionaries should not use the u.s. constitution as a model for their new government. instead, she has another country's founding document in mind. take a listen. >> i would not look to the u.s. constitution if i were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. i might look at the constitution of south africa that was a deliberate attempt to have a fundamental instrument of government that embraced basic human rights, had an independent judiciary. it really is, i think, a great piece of work that was done. megyn: can't you just hear the critics of the high court now, in particular those on the left, critics of the justices who are on the left work being with that clip? joining me now, leslie marshall, a fox news contributor, and lars larson, also a syndicated radio host. you know, lars, i have to say o'reilly and i have been dueling about justice ginsberg for a while, and he doesn't really believe sh

u.s. supreme court.hen they have already expressed disdain for the ninth circuit, what is likely to happen? >> i became my target the larger panel to take a look at the three the--the three judge panel that when down today. but it looks like a will to the supreme court because the ruling was so narrow it makes it less likely that the supreme court has to jump in. >>pam: if you think it would accept it and if they do, this case is certainly more to the right now, what may be the outcome at that level? >> the accord is more conservative than the ninth circuit reputed to be. this is a very conscious decision that think the fed would never a skate or it's the voters decide to take away that right that is already in existence they must do so with some reason related to the group of people they're taking it away from. i think will make it tougher for the supreme court to vote against it. i think this decision was a fairly cautious one. >>pam: how does the record balance the right of the people that have been a

u.s. supreme court. we'll tell you how soon it could tackle the case. >>> the silicon valley job market looking to be booming right now. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew will show us why. >>> and a live look outside. can you see through the fog this morning? pretty thick out there. how thick? we'll check in with meteorologist christina loren on this wednesday, february 8th, "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. 6:00 right now, i'm laura garcia cannon. >> good morning, i'm jon kelley. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. tell us what we should be seeing and look out for. >> you want to make sure you give yourself plenty of time. you might look out your front door to find completely clear conditions and once you hit the highway, you lose that visibility. it will get worse before it gets better. good morning to you. make sure you give yourself plenty of time this morning. overall, we're headed tow

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u.s. supreme court says yeah we'll pick it up and go with it. >> reporter: you might think everyone in this room would want this fight to go to the supreme court to set some sort of federal precedent. but we talked to several people who said that they would be satisfied if it ended here saying that they have waited long enough. in san francisco, ken pritchett. >>> the judges ruled there is no legitimate reason to ban same-sex marriages and that's why proposition eight is unconstitutional. rob roth continues our coverage he's live in san francisco with their legal argument and what's next, rob. >> reporter: frank, for many folks here in the castro district who support same-sex marriage, today was a big victory. but there's still a long way to go. dozens of people stood outside the federal courthouse on seventh street this morning anticipating the decision. it came via e-mail. in a 2-1 vote the u.s. circuit court of appeals said prop eight was unconstitutional. judge reinhardt said, inferior to those of opposite sex. this couple has been challenging prop eight in court. >> very soon propositi

u.s. supreme court. today's ruling is important to see whether the 9th circuit panel came down with a ruling of the constitutional right of homosexuals to marry or a more narrow ruling saying voters of california dislike homosexualy in 2008 and took away a right of this group of people which had been granted to this group of people by the state supreme court six months earlier. the broader definition would be more -- would be easier to overturn by the u.s. supreme court the more narrow would have a more difficult time. so it is a very important day. we will be breaking into programming to bring you that ruling about 10:00 this morning. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> occupy oakland became the target of protests yesterday as a new group showed up outside city hall. 40 people calling themselves stand for oakland came to denounce the violence and vandalism. one of the most violent demonstrations happened last month when 400 people were what arrested. occupy protesters claim the violence was a response to ag

u.s. supreme court proceeding. justices breyer and scalia have been before the committee and subcommittee and asked about the very same question. here's what they had to say recently. >> i was very impressed and moved by your explanation as to why you think it is so important for the public to understand and appreciate what judging is and what role it plays in our system, and i agree with you totally that not only is there the need but there now is the lack, really, of that understanding. and so i guess i say as not only one who's argued bus also as a former law clerk who sat through a year of arguments and learned so much about the system in that process, why not open it to video recordings? why not, in the federal courts, give the public the benefit of seeing it firsthand in your court and other federal courts and so appreciate, really, the quality as well as the diversity and the extraordinarily often excruciating difficulty of what you do? >> i'll start. senator, when i first came on the court, i was in favor o

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u.s. supreme court.al appeals court today struck down the law. >> for same-sex couples hoping that it's resumed in california, today is a victory. ted olson allegeed on behalf of two gay couples fighting to legally wed. >> this is whether we eliminate second class citizenship, whether we'll treat thousands, millions of our citizens as less equal. less respected. different. less entitled. isolated. >> supporters of traditional marriage are lashing out. mitt romney saying that the fight isn't over. newt gingrich tweeting the ruling is another example of an out-of-control judiciary. the sponsors of proposition 8 call it a blow against direct democracy. >> this case is really all about on the one hand the right of the people. to propose and enact laws versus the federal court interference. in 2008, 52% of california voters approved prop 8, that amended the state's constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman. legal challenges followed with emotional testimony and single intention. to get the gay marri

supreme court. but based on how it's written, the court may or may not want to take to the u.s. supreme court. e watching for is does the court of appeals write a really broad ruling that says states cannot ban gay marriage, period, broad, sweeping. that would make more likely the supreme court would take it. or will the court as i think is more likely, and this is just a guess, write it more narrowly. and say for example a state like california that gives all the civil union benefits of marriage, but just doesn't use the word marriage, there's no good reason for the court to make that discriminatory decision. about it does that, then that's not as sweeping. any say the for example that doesn't give civil unions under the logic of the decision if that's the way it comes out would not have to grant gay marriage. that i think would make it less likely the supreme court would take it. but to answer your question directly, the ruling today won't immediately change anything because the court will likely if it does strike down the ban on gay marriage prop 8, it would put on hold on it while the other

u.s. supreme court? >> i definitely think the proponents of prop 8 intend to appeal it to the united states supreme court. they may not take it. >> thank you. >>> it's no secret, california prisons are a mess. they are overcrowded, expensive and the recidivism rate is staggeringly high. but it doesn't have to be that way. christin ayers shows us how some convicts are diving for a second chance. and it's saving taxpayers a fortune. [ chanting ] >> reporter: it may sound like military boot camp but take a closer look at the razor wire and guard tower. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: these guys are not in the military. they're inmates at the california institution for men at chino. but instead of sitting in their cells, these convicts are diving into a more promising future. not just for them but for a cash-strapped california. >> when they leave here, they are not the same people they were when they came through the gates the first day. >> has to be watertight. >> reporter: the facility is the marine techn

u.s. supreme court. again, the court decision coming down in 50 minutes. details on our web site and the facebook fan page. we will have complete information on the decision and what it means as well as reaction on our newscast starting at 5:00 p.m.. how hockey has the >>darya: we're continuing to look at the rain. for the most part it is moving to the east in the north. once the rain clears out we're looking for partly cloudy and a sunny days. >>darya: the number of available jobs jumped to a nearly three-year high. the labor department says companies and governments posted 3.3 8 million jobs in december, that is up zahara 341 2 million. how >>mark: will be right back as the kron4 news continues. subject offs >>darya: serious violence in assyria was reported yesterday. women and children were running from syrian forces. they shelled a makeshift medical clinic on the third day of a relentless assault. 40 people were killed. about 200 people have died. >>erica: here is a live look outside from the james lick. not see much in the way of how wet pavement. par

u.s. supreme court and the president's health care bill. a website called scotus blog along with bloomberg law putting together a panel that included attorneys paul clement and neil katiel previewing the pain arguments that will be made next month when the court considers the health care challenge which centers on the reach of congressional power under the constitution to regulate interstate commerce. that's the essential argument that we're going to be hearing during what will be unprecedented at least five hours over the course of two days oral arguments before the court. c-span has requested cameras inside the supreme court. we'll have more on that as we hear back from the chambers. but first, here's more from today's national press club events. >> what i had i gives rise to the central constitutional issue is the starting observation ta this is a fairly unique or completely unique provision of law. there have been a lot of crises in this country over the years that economic other where congress might have thought that forcing individual

u.s. supreme court. and the u.s. supreme court has its choice whether or not to take the case. >> this decision makes it one step closer. it doesn't necessarily mean that the case will relief the ninth circuit. >> reporter: this doesn't mean that this will be over. that ruling is expected at 10:00 this morning and already both sides have planned a number of news conferences to express their opinions on that federal ruling. >> thank you, lisa washington. >>> this morning, stanford police are investigating two new attacks on campus. police say the first one happened sunday morning about 1:45. a woman was walking home on campus when a man tackled her and 15 minutes later police say a man entered another student's unlock room, climbed into bed with her while she slept. she woke up when he friday to take her clothes off. she got away. information with information is you remembered to call the campus police. >>> today france has recalled its ambassador to syria in response to their continuing violence against the population

u.s. supreme court. gay-rights advocates are celebrating a federal appeals court ruling that agree that a lower court ruling that struck down proposition 8 the voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage that was passed in california in 2008. >> this is a huge day. >> the court wrote that proposition 8 serve no purpose and had no other effect other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians. >> how we are born and who we choose to love should not be a basis for discrimination in this country. >> supporters are calling the ruling misguided. by disregarding the will of millions of californians who believe marriage is the union between a man and woman. the author said this role will be appealed to the u.s. supreme court. >> the win for us would be a supreme court decision saying this is not something that judges should decide. this is something the people and their elected representatives should decide on a state-by- state basis. >> in -- washington, d.c. residents said this issue should

supreme court has an opportunity to either grant review or deny review. i would say it will probably be 6 months to a year before you see that. >> there is no guarantee the u.s. supreme court will even take the case. the proposition 8 ruling only applies to california and the justices may decide to wait for another distribute before you deal with this issue. stay with us for different coverage over same sex marriage and we will bring you coverage on air and on line on www.ktvu.com. >>> well rick santorum's race has new momentum following his sweep of all three nominating contests yesterday. he won the primary, and coming up his sweep on the republican race. >>> sal will be and coming back, he is way over there, but he is looking at our commute and looking at the peninsular, how are they doing out there? >> well they are doing fine and they were clearing up road work on the peninsular, the off matt der a you may see some delays and the freeway looks good. you can use university avenue as an alternative and i wanted you to know it is there. it also looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza if you are driving into the city it is a nice drive all the way to the sa

u.s. supreme court. this is the oral argument that took place before the ninth circuit in had december 2010. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning again, ladies and gentlemen. we'll proceed to the second half of this consolidated proceeding. perry versus hollings worth, perry and city of san francisco versus hollingsworth. good morning, mr. cooper. >> good morning, your honor. the people of california and americans tlouhroughout the couy are engaged in an earnest and profound debate about the definition of marriage. the issue is a momentous one, for it goes to the nature of a ubiquitous institution that is fundamental to the very existence and survival of the human race. so this court is presented with, in our submission, this fundamental question. it is whether the definition of marriage, that momentous issue, is one for the people themselves to resolve through the democratic process as they did in enacting proposition 8, or whether our current institution takes that issue essentially out o

u.s. supreme court and both sides will be out here tomorrow ready for the judge's ruling. >> reporter: thepeals issued a note saying the court anticipate files by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. in august 2010 the judge ruled the ban was unconstitutional. supporters say the judge should never have overturned prop 8 and say the judge should have removed himself from deciding the case because of his own gay relationship. >> we hope that the 9th 9th circuit will uphold the vote of the people and reverse the lower court judge that ruled against the people. >> reporter: supporters say they are hopeful the judge will agree with judge walker. >> it divided california down the middle. and most of us believe that violates the u.s. constitution. >> reporter: he said the case is headed to the u.s. supreme court. >> unless they set something fast, this would not be heard in the supreme court till next fall and no decision for a year from today. >> reporter: the case would go back to the 9th circuit court to be decided. if that happens, that is not expected to effect the time line. christien kafton, ktvu

u.s. supreme court has agreed to hear a politically charged case about race in college admissions. the lawsuit was first filed back in 2008 by a young white woman whose application to the university of texas was rejected. the school considers applicant's race as one of the many factors designed to create a diversion campus. next hour we'll speak with jeff toobin. >>> a warning from iran threatening preemptive action. a top iranian general says iran won't necessarily wait for a first strike before attacking, and i'm quoting now, enemies who want to endanger our national interest. the remarking come among heightened. >>> outrage in afghanistan. after a muslim holy books are burned in an american airfield. now we're learning why those copies of the quran were destroyed. >>> also doctors in syria arrested, even tortured, but still risking their lives. >>> also signs of weakness in these critical days. job job wafrts to ask you about the romney campaign and what's next. that's coming up in "the cafferty file." if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you t

u.s. supreme court to overturn according to some legal experts that is where the case seem to the best going. >> undoubtedly, the losing side will ask for mean the entire court hears it. -- think maybe valentine's 2013. >> reporter: two separate same-sex couples are the plaintiffs. another decision made today should judge walker's ruling be set aside because he's a gay man in a committed relationship and stood to gain from the outcome of his own ruling? two separate rulings today. again there's going to be a lot of people in the streets demonstrating in favor of same-sex marriage. abc7 news is going to break into programming around 10:00 this morning with whatever that decision is. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:07 now. a billboard highlighting the domestic violence case involving the san francisco sheriff may go up near the hall of justice. the shelter for victims of domestic violence says the bill board campaign is in opposition to sheriff ross mirkarimi's statement that the case involving him and his wife is a private matter. the billboard would read domestic violence is never a privat

u.s. supreme court. >>darya: a same-sex couple in berkeley is at the center of the controversy. they have been fighting for the right to marry for years. they believe that today they will be victorious. >> we feel confident that the ruling will be upheld. >> lou want to reverse the proposition that discriminates against a group of people and our family. >> marriage is the ultimate affirmation of love. it is a term that our society honors and the term that we are fighting for. for us, marriage embodies what we are. we are a family and a couple. it should not be privileged. it isn't right. >>darya: will tran is at the courthouse this morning were many people are enhances the some of the ruling. stay tuned to kron4 and we will have complete coverage. the >>darya: at we're tracking a storm hitting live bay area. this storm is moving from west to east. >>justine: roseanne barr is now on the primary ballot for president can do it. >>darya: we are back with more and a focus on whether as the rain is coming down. that means snow for tahoe. here is a shot at 80 ed king bill. there is no

u.s. supreme court ruling in arizona free enterprise v.resident chiu: without objection? that should be the case. item 24. >> item 24. resolution approving proposed settlement of claim by carl brogger against the city and county of san francisco for an amount not to exceed $240,000; the claim was filed on january 20, 2012, bearing claim no. 12- 01603. president chiu: colleagues, if we could take this item same house same call? without objection the resolution is adopted. next item? >> item 25. resolution approving proposed settlement of claim by marco fontana against the city and county of san francisco for an amount not to exceed $60,000; the claim was filed on december 2, 2011, bearing claim no. 12- 01249. president chiu: same house, col. this resolution is adopted. let's go to roll call. >> president chiu? president chiu: could be rereffered to? >> supervisor wiener? supervisor wiener: i have a few items that they related to food trucks. i have been trying to work with various stakeholders to come up with rules that balance the desire t

i think you are in a whole different land when you were talking about the supreme court of our land and that it is the u.s. supreme court. you do not have the issues of witnesses being somewhat affected by having a camera on or those types of concerns that you would have that they would act differently because the camera is on them. i would note that while some of the justices have taken a position against this, i t was former justice souter that said it was over his dead body that it would be televised. the newer justice, particularly justice kagen, took the position that she thought they should be televised and under the bill that senator durbin has drafted, the fact that five justices are against it at this point, i too would mean that at any hearing, they could actually vote to not have it televised. it would immediately not be televised. on the other hand, times will change. as you see new were justices coming on, they are going to start having different views. we also have the fact that this is what i really do not get -- a release and audio of the proceeding a few days later. you might get it a few

u.s. supreme court. >>> they face off on the debate tonight in arizona. it comes ahead of michigan and more importantly this is the last debate before super tuesday on march 6th when 10 states hold primaries or caucuses. rick santorum is expected to be a target of those attention. -- attacks. the pole finds 33% of republicans say they would most like to see rick santorum get the nomination while 32% prefer mitt romney. newt gingrich has 15% and president barack obama has 50% support when matched against each of the candidates. >>> a mother is accused of being the get away driver after the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy. she is accused of helping her son stab a boy and she drove him away afterwards. the attack was gang related. her son is also in custody and police are still looking for another suspect. >>> georgia police say five people are dead after a shooting in atlanta. somebody reported hearing shots. officers found five bodies in the down of nor croft. they are not releasing any information about a possible motive. >>> authorities in lafayette are ke

supreme court review. legal fight will likely end up at the u.s. supreme court.riage opponents say the court in san francisco has its decisions overturned by the nation's highest court more often than other judicial circuits. the prop 8 ruling was an issue on the campaign trail yesterday it may have helped rick santorum upset mitt romney in three republican contests. kauz suz -- katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. it was a big day yesterday. >> reporter: i was that includes the top gop candidates who are not happy with the 9th circuit court of appeals ruling. mitt romney points out that the judges are unelected he looks forward to the california supreme court ruling. gingrich wrote: court of appeals overturning california's prop 8 another example of an out of control due dish area. let's end judicial -- santorum. seven million californians had their rights stripped away as president i will work to protect marriage. in the race to be the gop nominee is stunning -- stunning turn, santorum won the minnesota caucus 45%, 40% in colorado romney 35% santorum took fi

the supreme court thumbed their noses at the u.s. supreme court by up holding the state's ban on corporate money in state politics. regardless of the citizens united ruling. this past friday the u.s. supreme court stopped montana from enforcing the limits they want to put on corporate donations in politics at the state level. until the supreme court can decide on the montana case. we don't know if the supreme court will hear the case or when it will decide whether to hear it but until then, post citizens united and pre whatever they will decide about montana we are all still living in a billionaire's world. today is the day we got the bit of disclosure we greet from the super pacs that have overtaken our elections. why you might think as a human before writing a $5 check or $15 or $15 check to a candidate, these guys funding the pacs run $500,000 checks. for their given candidates because who knows. the only thing we know for sure they have that kind of change sitting in their checking accounts. money being given in chunks that big me