Monday, November 17, 2008

Proponents of Proposition 8 Urge California Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Measure's Validity

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Proponents and Yes on 8 campaign seek to intervene in cases challenging Proposition 8, declare confidence in the validity of Proposition 8 and urge Supreme Court to reject a stay of the initiativ.

The official proponents of Proposition 8 and the campaign committee responsible for its enactment by voters today urged the California Supreme Court to accept original jurisdiction of three cases challenging the measure's validity and have petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene in the cases as Real Parties in Interest. Expressing confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold the validity of Proposition 8, the authors of the measure urged the Supreme Court to deny requests to stay implementation of Proposition 8 pending resolution of the legal issues.

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