WHAT: On Monday, August 18, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District, will hear oral arguments in Protect Kids California v. Bonta, a lawsuit co-filed by the Liberty Justice Center and Nicole Pearson and Erin Friday from the Law Office of Nicole C. Pearson, FACTS LAW TRUTH JUSTICE.
In these arguments, Senior Counsel Emily Rae will ask the Court of Appeal of the State of California to reverse a lower court’s decision dismissing the case, which aims to hold Attorney General Rob Bonta accountable for violating state law by presenting an inaccurate and biased title and summary for a proposed ballot initiative.
WHO: Emily Rae, Senior Counsel at the Liberty Justice Center
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. PDT, Monday, August 18, 2025
WHERE: Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District
914 Capitol Mall, 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
HOW: A livestream of the oral arguments will be available to the press and public through the court’s calendar, accessible here under the heading “Oral Argument Calendars.”
ISSUE BACKGROUND: On February 13, 2024, the Liberty Justice Center and attorneys from the Law Office of Nicole C. Pearson, FACTS LAW TRUTH JUSTICE, jointly filed a lawsuit arguing that California’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta, had violated state law and failed his duty to constituents by providing a biased and misleading title to a proposed ballot initiative rather than the neutral title and summary required under California statute.
After a trial court dismissed the case, the Liberty Justice Center and the Law Office of Nicole C. Pearson appealed the matter to the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District.
Protect Kids California v. Bonta was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Sacramento, on February 13, 2024.