Calif. high court asked to enforce Prop. 8

Proponents of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court Friday (July 12) to order the state's county clerks to enforce the state's marriage amendment by ceasing the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its June decision, did not rule on Proposition 8's constitutionality, and there's a 15-county jurisdiction limit of the trial court that originally ruled against the voter-approved amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

"Everyone on all sides of the marriage debate should agree that the legal process must be followed," Austin Nimocks, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, said.

ADF filed the petition with the California Supreme Court, along with the general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, Proposition 8's official defenders. Read more

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