Environmental Planning & Information Council v. Superior Court

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

This writ proceeding stems from an action by Detmold Publishing Company (Detmold), publisher of a newspaper, the Foothill Times, against Environmental Planning and Information Council of Western El Dorado County, Inc. (EPIC), a nonprofit corporation, and several of its officers, The gist of the complaint, insofar as it concerns this proceeding, is that EPIC published a newsletter criticizing the newspaper’s editorial policies on environmental matters, and calling upon readers of the newsletter not to patronize businesses that advertise in the Foothill Times. The complaint…