Prop 8 Supporters Battle Brown on Stance
Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009 | Updated 9:54 AM PST
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The sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban say Attorney General Jerry Brown is advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning Proposition 8.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban say Attorney General Jerry Brown is advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning Proposition 8.
Lawyers for the Protect Marriage coalition on Monday answered the about-face Brown took last month in urging the state Supreme Court to strike down the new marriage law.
In a filing with the California Supreme Court, the coalition argued that Brown's claim that voters lacked the authority to deprive a minority group of a basic civil right was a "a hoary message" that invites "judicial triumphalism."
The brief comes as part of a series of legal challenges to Proposition 8 brought by same-sex marriage supporters after the ballot measure passed with 52 percent of the vote.
Brown initially said he would defend it in his role as attorney general.
