Perspective
Oct. 22, 2013
Can executive officials 'veto' a voter-approved initiative?
The case of Los Angeles County's Measure B has reached the 9th Circuit, and may further determine the fate of the initiative process in California. By Karl Manheim, John S. Caragozian and Donald Warner
A case has reached the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that may further determine the fate of the initiative process in California. In Vivid Entertainment v. Fielding, No. 13-56445 (9th Cir. filed Aug. 20, 2013), the court is being asked whether an initiative will be invalidated, even after its constitutionality has been upheld at trial, because executive officials have abandoned its defense .
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