Yaeh this is a thing states do. South Dakota went in cahoots with the courts to cancel the ballot initiative to legalize weed, and California went in cahoots with the courts to sabotage prop 8 (the banning of gay marriage).
California Proposition 8 (gay marriage ban) was unconstitutional though, it was always likely to be struck down by the SC.
California Proposition 8 (gay marriage ban) was unconstitutional though, it was always likely to be struck down by the SC.