Is Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott stalling in same-sex marriage case?
It’s been five months since a federal judge struck down Texas’ bans on same-sex marriage.
But Attorney General Greg Abbott says he needs more time to file a brief appealing U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia’s February decision to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court.
Abbott’s brief was initially due to the 5th Circuit on July 9, but his office has now requested — and received — two extensions. The brief is now due July 28, according to court records.
“Applicants do not seek this extension for purposes of delay, but rather so that appellate counsel Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell has sufficient time to prepare a brief that is thorough, accurate, and helpful to the Court,” Abbott’s office wrote in a July 15 motion requesting the second extension of 10 days. “The issue in this case, the constitutionality of Texas’ same-sex marriage laws, is important and complex. The additional time would allow Mr. Mitchell to give this case the attention that it deserves. Besides this case, Mr. Mitchell also has obligations with respect to other multiple lawsuits including challenges to Texas’ voter ID laws, redistricting, an upcoming bench trial concerning Texas’ abortion laws, and a United States Supreme Court capital case undergoing merits briefing. Even with the previous seven-day extension, appellants are still within the court’s usual limit of forty days.”
More at http://www.lonestarq.com/abbotts-office-receives-another-extension/ .
[font color=green]His time must be at a premium since he is busy suing Obama and the federal government these days.[/font] 
