Prop 8 Question

[Eric Segall]

And that satisifes Article III?

>>> David Cruz <dcruz at law.usc.edu> 01/20/10 10:05 AM >>>
The official ballot proponents of Prop 8 were granted standing to  
intervene as defendants.

David B. Cruz
Professor of Law
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
U.S.A.

On Jan 20, 2010, at 6:48 AM, "Eric Segall" <esegall at gsu.edu> wrote:

> I am guessing the answer is obvious but can someone tell me how  
> there is federal jurisdiction over this case given that the State of  
> California is not defending the validity of Prop 8. Could lobbyists  
> defend an Act of Congress that the DOJ refused to defend?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
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