California’s Gavin Newsom Sued For Ban On Public Protests

On Monday, the Center for American Liberty filed a lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for “depriving” Californians of their constitutionally protected rights of free speech, assembly and petition by effectively barring public protests through the enforcement of his “stay-at-home” orders.

In a press release Monday (full text below), the Center for American Liberty announced that it has filed the lawsuit on behalf of two Californians and in coordination with the high-profile firms of D. Gill Sperlein and the Dhillon Law Group. The lawsuit was filed “on behalf of clients Ron Givens and Christine ‘Chris’ Bish,” who are suing Newsom, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and two other state officials “for depriving [them] of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights,” the release states. “The plaintiffs are also seeking a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction.”