Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The High Court on Gay Marriage, LAPD Body Cams and 'Montage of Heck'
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over same-sex marriage. What happened during the hearing? Also, a look at how the arguments relate to gay divorce as much as marriage.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenToday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over same-sex marriage. What happened during the hearing? Also, a look at how the arguments relate to gay divorce as much as marriage. Then, as Baltimore reels after riots and looting after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray at the hands of police, Los Angeles considers police body cameras. But some civil rights activists aren’t happy with the proposal. We hear from both sides of the debate. Then, the filmmaker who made the new documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck talks to Madeleine about the movie and the process of making it. And finally, how did the area now called “Sawtelle Japantown” become one of the best restaurant streets in the city?
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5 storiesGay Marriage at the Supreme Court
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over same-sex marriage. The justices considered two main questions: Does the Constitution require states to recognize gay marriage? And, must states that don’t allow same sex marriage recognize gay couples who were married elsewhere? Today’s arguments actually involved four cases, wrapped into one.
Read the story8 minGay Divorce
The arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court today aren’t just important to same-sex couples who want to marry. It’s important to gay couples who want to get divorced. Right now, because of the mishmash of state laws governing same-sex marriage, a couple who gets married in one state might find that they can’t get divorced in another.
Read the story7 minLAPD Considers Body Camera Rules
In Baltimore, schools are closed today. Police and National Guard troops are patrolling the streets, and residents are assessing the damage from last night’s rioting and looting. President Obama today said there was no excuse for it.
Read the story11 min'Montage of Heck'
In 2007, Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, contacted documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen with the idea of making a film about her late husband. Eight years and many twists and turns later, the film Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck is showing this week until Thursday at the Arclight in Hollywood. It will also have its HBO premiere next Monday, May 4.
Read the story16 minThe New Japantown
L.A. has a couple of locales for Japanese food. There’s Little Tokyo downtown, the South Bay, Ventura Boulevard and now Sawtelle Japantown. That’s the new name for the neighborhood once called Little Osaka. What’s the area’s history, and how did it become one of the best restaurant streets in the city?
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