American Civil Liberties Union v. Board of Education

— Petitioners seek a writ of mandate to compel the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles to grant their application for the use of the John Burroughs Junior High School Auditorium in which to hold a series of monthly public meetings on the general theme of 11 The Bill of Rights in 1960.” Their application was denied by respondent board because petitioners refused to furnish the “Statement of Information” as required by section 16565 of the Education Code, which implements section 16564 of the same code (formerly §§ 19440 and 19441).

The pertinent portion of section 16564 reads: “Any…