By David Siders in The Sacramento Bee

February 25, 2016

In an effort to revive his ballot initiative to make certain nonviolent felons eligible for early parole, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday appealed to the California Supreme Court to allow the measure to go forward.

The filing came less than 24 hours after a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled the initiative was improperly filed and barred the state attorney general from issuing ballot language necessary for supporters to start collecting signatures.