California Supreme Court
Aug. 19, 2014
Court ruling against state Legislature revives possibility of a backlash
When courts make decisions legislators don't like, the fallout can sometimes be felt in the judiciary's budget or bills affecting the courts - or something subtler still.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Former Chief Justice Ronald George recalled in his memoirs that after he ruled same-sex couples have a right to marry, Republican legislators withdrew support for a bill to construct new courthouses around the state.
Former state Sen. Quentin Kopp recalled that after the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of term limits for state legislators, conversations arose in the Senate coffee room...
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