Harris
Firearms Policy Coalition Second Amendment Defense Committee v. Harris
Opinion
Lead Opinion
England, J.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiffs Firearms Policy Coalition Second Amendment Defense Committee (“FPC Committee”), Firearms Policy Coalition (“FPC”), Kris Koenig, Steven Chol-let, Michael Schwartz, and Tim Donnelly (collectively “Plaintiffs”) would like to use video footage from California Assembly hearings generated by the Assembly’s television signal in political advertisements. They have refrained from doing so, however, because California Government Code section 9026.5 makes the use of such video for political purposes a misdemeanor. 1 Plaintiffs thus filed this lawsuit seeking a declaration that section 9026.5 violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and an injunction preventing the Attorney General from enforcing section 9026.5 against them.
On June 9, 2016, the Court orally granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (“Motion”) and indicated that a written order would follow. See ECF Nos. 6, 8,14. This written order supersedes the Court’s oral ruling.
BACKGROUND
Since 1991, proceedings of the California Legislature have been publicly broadcast throughout the state. Although members of the public are able to use the California Senate’^…