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Several hundred gay rights activists march during a protest in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The protest was against Russia's anti-gay laws on the same day as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Demonstrators from a coalition of gay rights organizations, religious and political groups protest the treatment of gays in Russia, whose coastal city of Sochi hosts the 22nd Olympic Winter Games, outside the final stop of the "Road to Sochi," a traveling exhibit hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, at LALive in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Demonstrators from a coalition of gay rights organizations, religious and political groups protest the treatment of gays in Russia, whose coastal city of Sochi hosts the 22nd Olympic Winter Games, outside the final stop of the "Road to Sochi," a traveling exhibit hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, at LALive in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Dave Lara, of Los Angeles, joins demonstrators from a coalition of gay rights organizations, religious and political groups protest the treatment of gays in Russia, whose coastal city of Sochi hosts the 22nd Olympic Winter Games, outside the final stop of the "Road to Sochi," a traveling exhibit hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, at LALive in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Demonstrators from a coalition of gay rights organizations, religious and political groups protest the treatment of gays in Russia, whose coastal city of Sochi hosts the 22nd Olympic Winter Games, outside the final stop of the "Road to Sochi," a traveling exhibit hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, at LALive in downtown Los Angeles Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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State District Judge John Dietz listens to closing arguments in the second phase of Texas' school finance trial before , Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Plaintiff attorney Richard Gray looks over his notes as he prepares to makes his closing arguments in the second phase of Texas' school finance trial before State District Judge John Dietz, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Graphs are displayed on monitors as State District Judge John Dietz listens to closing arguments in the second phase of Texas' school finance trial before , Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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State District Attorney Shelley Dahlberg makes her closing arguments during the second phase of Texas' school finance trial before State District Judge John Dietz, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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State District Judge John Dietz, right, listens to plaintiff attorney Leonard Schwartz's, foreground, closing arguments in the second phase of Texas' school finance trial before , Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Plaintiff attorney Richard Gray makes his closing arguments in the second phase of Texas' school finance trial before State District Judge John Dietz, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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This image provided by Chevrolet shows a scene from a one of two of the automaker's ads that feature gay couples and families that will air during the Olympic opening ceremony on NBC on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. It’s the latest example of advertisers trying to be more inclusive in who they show in their commercials. (AP Photo/Chevrolet)
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In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, William F. Brock Sr., 65, listens to Judge Ronald Rice in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in Warren, Ohio during his sentencing on 35 child pornography charges. Brock, who often told neighborhood children that he was Santa Claus, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 to 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Ed Runyon, The Vindicator)
