Conservative Group Throws Hail Mary Pass on Prop 8
A new legal effort to force California's governor and attorney general to defend Proposition 8 in court may have some political potency, but is unlikely to win in court, legal observers say. The Pacific Justice Institute, a conservative group that has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with a state appeals court to force the governor and AG to defend the statute, is up against issues of executive branch discretion and separation of powers, said one law professor. He called the effort "a long shot."
