High Court Refuses to Block Prop. 187 Mediation Effort
SAN FRANCISCO — The state Supreme Court rebuffed a conservative group’s request Wednesday to stop Gov. Gray Davis from taking the dispute over Proposition 187, the anti-illegal immigration initiative, to a federal court mediator.
None of the justices voted to hold a hearing on a suit filed June 1 by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. The organization said it was neutral on Proposition 187 but opposed secret mediation of the legality of ballot measures.
Davis, who took office when Gov. Pete Wilson’s appeal was pending, opposed Proposition 187. But rather than dropping the appeal or pursuing it fully, he has asked a mediator in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to supervise private talks on possible settlement of disputed issues.
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