Wilson was Governor when we passed Prop 187.
Marianne Pfaelzer sat on her decision until he was replaced by Davis. Davis of course never appealed.
Then came Schwarzeneggar, who was perfectly free to file the appeal. He never did, because the GOP establishment (including Hugh Hewitt) who backed him over Tom McClintock hated Prop 187.
There is no time limit on the right of appeal. Any California governor is free to file it.
There is no “mediated agreement”. There is only Pfaelzer’s unchallenged ruling, courtesy of Bush Republican treason.
so the source was incorrect there was no mediated settlement with the illegals
What is your source.
from wiki you may not know but many cases are mediated rather than continued in court.
Governor Wilson appealed the ruling, which brought the case to the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. But in 1999, the newly elected Democratic Governor Gray Davis had the case brought before mediation.[30] His administration withdrew the appeal before the courts in July 1999, effectively killing the law.
[30]
Dave Lesher and Dan Morain (April 16, 1999). “Davis Asks Court to Mediate on Prop. 187”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
congressional research.com
CRS Report for Congress
California’s Proposition 187: A Brief Overview
Larry M. Eig
Legislative Attorney
American Law Division
Summary
On September 13, 1999, a U.S. district judge approved an agreement to end
litigation challenging California’s Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative to deny illegal aliens state benefits and to require reporting of illegal alien applicants for benefits to federal immigration officials. This agreement effectively continues earlier court-imposed restraints on implementing Prop 187.
The court-ordered halt of Prop 187 finally became ripe for
appeal in March 1998 when the presiding judge issued a permanent injunction. However, new California Governor Gray Davis decided to seek a mediated end to the suit rather than to pursue an appeal. Subsequently, the parties to the suit (including the state) agreed to maintain the effects of the injunction, the presiding judge approved the agreement on September 13, 1999,
LAist.com
Jul. 29, 1999: Prop 187 is effectively overturned through federal mediation.