Future Of Virginia's Gay Marriage Ban + Behind D.C.'s Movie Theater Boom




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Summary: <p>FUTURE OF VIRGINIA'S GAY MARRIAGE BAN: Virginia's new attorney general, Mark Herring, says the state's voter-enacted ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and he wants to see the courts overturn it. In 2006, Virginia voters amended the state constitution to bar gay marriage, but now Herring's office is joining two same-sex couples in a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike it down. The move is a sharp reversal of the state's legal position on gay marriage under his predecessor, Ken Cuccinelli. We get the latest. (24 min.) BEHIND D.C.'S MOVIE THEATER BOOM: Over the next few years, Washington, D.C. will get 40 new movie theater screens, nearly doubling the city's current number. It's a renaissance that developers say is a response to the district's shifting population, and residents say fills gaping holes left by key closures at venues like Union Station. We look at the movie theater resurgence, find out what moviegoers can expect from the new venues and explore how the theaters will impact their surrounding neighborhoods. (28 min.)</p>