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CARLSBAD, California A city councilwoman who filed frivolous restraining orders against two local bloggers critical of her liberal politics has been ordered to pay $47,191 in attorney fees, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Democrat Cori Schumacher is also facing a recall for the incident in addition to attempting to push through COVID-19 punishment measures against businesses and residents who defied California’s yearlong lockdown.
“She doesn’t understand that the public is allowed to criticize her for virtually any reason,” said Scott Talkov, attorney for blogger Noel Breem who was one of the defendants. “She thought she could silence her critics and do it by force. The court told her, No, you can’t do this. This remedy is not available to you. This will hit her hard because she doesn t make a lot as a councilmember. She only made $42,564 in 2019, according to Transparent California.”