Woolard

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN WOOLARD; BREANNA No. 24-4291

WOOLARD; HECTOR

D.C. No.

GONZALES; DIANA GONZALES;

2:23-cv-02305-

CARRIE DODSON,

JAM-JDP

Plaintiffs - Appellants, v.

ORDER AND

TONY THURMOND; MICHAEL AMENDED

COLEMAN; KRISTIN BLANCO; OPINION

BARRY LINDAMAN; BREANN

MORSE; TED DESTRAMPE;

RENE ADAMO; MELISSA

BASSANELLI; ZIMA CREASON;

PAM COSTA; SAUL

HERNANDEZ; BEN AVEY;

PAULA VILLESCAZ; TANYA

KRAVCHUK; BLUE RIDGE

ACADEMY; SAMANTHA

HAYNES; JESSIE MARON;

VISIONS IN EDUCATION

CHARTER SCHOOL; BRIAN

ALBRIGHT; STEVE OLMOS;

JENNIFER MORRISON; MICAH

STUDER; MARK HOLMAN; LISA

SOPHOS,

Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 4, 2025 Pasadena, California

Filed September 11, 2025 Amended March 23, 2026

Before: Andrew D. Hurwitz, Eric D. Miller, and Jennifer Sung, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Hurwitz; Dissent to Order by Judge Bumatay; Dissent to Order by Judge VanDyke

SUMMARY*

First Amendment

The panel filed (1) an…