California’s 3rd Appellate District Court summarily denied today Pacific Justice Institute’s petition, which sought to force the state attorney general to defend marriage.
Presiding Justice Arthur Scotland rejected the petition without comment.
The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) filed a request on Monday in state court aimed at forcing California’s governor and attorney general to appeal the case in while the state marriage amendment was struck down. The goal was to keep the case moving forward.
“By refusing to do their jobs, the Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Schwarzenegger are effectively vetoing the voices of seven million voters in California,” Brad Dacus, president of PJI said. “This is an egregious violation of public trust and a direct violation of the law in the State of California. And, by doing this, they are aiding and abetting judicial activism.
“We are going to be appealing it to the State Supreme Court.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
View the Court’s Disposition Notice.
Learn more about California’s battle over marriage:
- 9th Circuit Grants Stay of the Prop 8 Decision
- Marriage on Trial: Reactions to the Prop 8 Decision
- Federal Judge Strikes Down Prop 8; One Man, One Woman Marriage ‘Irrational.’
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