Kevin Kiley Blog

All year, Gavin Newsom has screamed at Californians some variation of this tweet: Yes, do vote. That’s self-evident. The franchise is the lynchpin of democracy. But voting in itself wasn’t the great American innovation. Self-government was. And Californians know all too well that once you vote, Newsom will say “see you in two years” and […]

*Receive updates on our case against Gov. Newsom We are at a critical juncture in our fight against Gavin Newsom’s one-man rule, on three fronts: the lawsuit, yesterday’s Conference of North State Representatives, and the election. The Case: To state the obvious, it’s taking longer than we thought to get a decision. Many people have

*Receive updates on the case It’s been almost a week since the trial and we still don’t have a ruling. But at Gov. Newsom’s press conference today, the LA Times asked him about our lawsuit, asking if he’s “ruling by fiat” and if he’ll “be more measured in the future.” Here’s how Newsom defended himself,

*Receive updates on the outcome of our case against Gov. Newsom The Judge hasn’t yet issued a ruling in our case against Newsom. Over 200,000 people tuned in to the trial on Facebook – several times more than watched the Governor’s press conference that day. I’ve posted some TV coverage of the trial here. While

Our trial against Governor Newsom has just concluded, and the Judge said she will issue a ruling “in very short order.” That probably means by the end of the week. You can watch my opening statement here. My observations of the different people involved in the trial: James Gallagher: His performance was superb. He demolished

*Receive updates on the outcome of the case Our trial against Governor Newsom is at 10 AM this Wednesday. The court will live stream the proceedings here. I am an optimist, but also a realist. So while I feel good about our chances, I want to acknowledge there are several possible outcomes. At this point,

*Receive updates on our court case against Gov. Newsom We’ve just filed our Trial Brief, which is a 20-page outline of the case we plan to present. Gavin Newsom also filed his. The trial will take place next Wednesday, 9 AM, at the Sutter County Courthouse. I’ve posted the full Trial Brief here, along with

*Receive updates on our court case against Gov. Newsom For months, I’ve asked for oversight hearings of the Newsom Administration’s botched COVID policies. Finally, the Legislature relented and granted my request. In hearings at the Capitol, I cross-examined four top Administration officials about the monstrous school closures, the color-coded shutdown scheme, the disastrous data “glitch,”

*Receive updates on our court case against Gov. Newsom “It is ordered that Defendant’s motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED.” –Order of the Honorable Sarah Heckman, Superior Court Judge For months, Gavin Newsom has executed a legal strategy with one goal: to wiggle out of our case on a technicality. The Court just

*Receive updates on our court case against Gov. Newsom At 9 AM this morning, we faced off with Gavin Newsom’s attorneys at the Sutter County Superior Court. I think it went well. A ruling is expected by the end of the week. We weren’t alone. Patriotic Californians from all across the state gathered at the