The California Supreme Court has announced that at 10 a.m. Thursday (tomorrow), they'll be issuing a ruling regarding the standing of the assorted plaintiffs in the appeal to uphold Prop 8. The court is a couple weeks early on this one most legal wonks expected this in December and as we discussed earlier, they are more than likely to rule unanimously in favor of allowing the case to go forward to the Ninth Circuit. Let us explain again for those just tuning in.
You all remember Justice Vaughn Walker's ruling last year, right? He proclaimed that Prop 8 was unconstitutional, and that gay people ought to have the right to marry in the state of California in spite of that silly referendum against it, which a slim majority of Californians unfortunately chose to vote for. The bigots anti-gay-marriage activists then appealed the decision, but neither the governor nor the attorney general cared to support the appeal, and the CA Supreme Court then became involved in making the decision whether a few individuals had any standing to file the appeal. The judges all appear inclined to allow it, given that such citizens have historically served as 'a check on representative democracy.'
So, the real fun starts when the Ninth Circuit hears the case, which could happen sometime next year.
PREVIOUSLY: Judges Inclined to Allow Prop 8 Appeal to Move Forward
