prop 8

From Mercury News: In a ruling that assures further legal battles, the high court found that backers of Proposition 8 did not have the legal right to defend the voter-approved gay marriage ban in place of the governor and attorney general, who have refused to press appeals of a federal judge's 2010 ruling finding the law unconstitutional. It was a 5-4 decision, usual suspects. Reminder: Who is on the Supreme Court matters. Reminder: Who is in the White House matters to who is on the Supreme Court. Reminder: Which party controls the Senate matters to the ability of whomever is in the White…