Sacramento, Calif., May 27, 2009 / 17:00 pm
As news comes that two prominent lawyers have challenged Proposition 8, pro-family supporters say they will “vigorously oppose” any further efforts in state and federal courts to invalidate or weaken the successful 2008 California ballot measure which restored the definition of marriage to being between a man and a woman.
On Tuesday the California Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Prop. 8 by a 6-1 vote.
ProtectMarriage.com, the group representing supporters of Proposition 8, said in a statement that it would “vigorously oppose” any further state and federal court efforts to invalidate the law.
Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served in the George W. Bush administration, and David Boies, a prominent lawyer who represented Al Gore in the legal fight following the 2000 presidential election, have filed a preliminary injunction in federal court calling for an injunction on the California Supreme Court decision.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the two filed suit on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California arguing that Prop. 8 makes homosexuals “second-class citizens” and violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection guarantees.