The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that sponsors of California's ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage have standing to defend the measure in court when state officials refuse to do so. The path is now clear for the Ninth Circuit to rule on the substantive issues of the sponsors' appeal of a federal district court ruling striking down the initiative. The Ninth Circuit heard oral argument on the appeal in late 2010. See additional coverage from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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