From the Associated Press at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/17/prop-8-decision-california-same-sex-marriage-ban-_n_1099550.html
“SAN FRANCISCO -- California's highest court says ballot proposition sponsors can step in to defend their initiatives from legal challenges if the state's governor and attorney general refuse to do so.”
For the highest court in such a liberal state to rule in favor of wealthy special interest groups giving them standing to defend their initiatives when the state is unwilling to do so is astounding. This ruling resulted from a federal appellate court striking down Proposition 8 and the refusal of the California governor to further litigate the matter. Proposition 8 is a constitutional amendment that prohibits same-sex marriages.
This decision a double win for California: It conserves the state’s legal expenses and encourages more litigation money to be spent in California to stimulate its economy.
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