Quote Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy View Post
It's not in the least questionable that they have standing Hazir. They're the ones actually administering the law. They actually have more direct standing on the merits than the State did. And it's not that unusual to intervene on the appeal, though it usually travels up the chain of authority, not down it. There is also the possible impropriety on Walker's part in not hearing their petitions before he made his initial ruling. If it's determined they don't have standing, they'll just appeal that determination. I don't know whether SCOTUS will agree to hear the main case, but one way or another this is going to end up in front of the Ninth Circuit.
I would like to point out that since the Supreme Court did add the question of standing to the Propositon 8 case, the question of standing very much exists.