SACRAMENTO – The following statement can be attributed to Andrew Pugno, general counsel of the ProtectMarriage.com coalition in the Perry v Schwarzenegger case in response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ order for Certification to California State Supreme Court regarding the issue of standing:
“We urged the Ninth Circuit to pose this question to the California Supreme Court if they had any doubt about our standing and we are gratified that they have done so. We hope the California Supreme Court will answer the Ninth Circuit’s question affirmatively.
“This gives the state Supreme Court an opportunity to clearly reaffirm the right of official proponents to legally defend voter-passed initiatives they successfully enact, particularly when public officials abdicate their constitutional duties by refusing to enforce and defend the law.”