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Actor Rob Schneider is lending his star power to a new lawsuit filed against the University of California, Berkeley, demanding the public institution hand over documents pertaining to a Turning Point USA event last November that faced aggressive protests.
The event took place two months after Charlie Kirk was assassinated and featured Schneider, but it was preceded with protests filled with mayhem, as demonstrators banged against barriers, set off a smoke grenade, and screamed at attendees waiting in line.
“I am suing the University @CalBerkeley for violating Free Speech,” the actor and comedian stated in a post on X on Thursday. In a video accompanying the post, he said “unfortunately the university allowed Antifa rioters to interfere with our event, to prevent people from entering.”
“They caused violence and they tried to interfere with our free speech rights,” he said. “More importantly, or as importantly, they interfered with the rights of others to hear free speech.”
The event, which also featured Christian apologist Frank Turek, was able to take place despite the raucous Antifa-styled protest, which included a fight that turned bloody and some arrests.
During his speech, Schneider decried UC Berkeley administrators, saying they set up stringent roadblocks that kept people from attending the event: “Shame on the assholes at this university for making it so difficult to get in … shame on you.”
The Center For American Liberty, which filed the lawsuit, alleges the university violated the California Public Records Act because it failed for months to produce records related to the event despite repeated requests.
“The Center for American Liberty submitted its request on January 9, 2026, seeking documents related to event planning, security measures, internal communications, and reported disruptions. UC Berkeley acknowledged receipt on January 16, but never produced a single document,” the group stated in a news release Wednesday.
Mark Trammell, CEO of the Center for American Liberty, stated the “public has a right to know what happened behind the scenes.”
“Were security decisions politically motivated? Was access restricted? Why the total blackout? If Berkeley has nothing to hide, they should have turned over the records months ago.”
Schneider told Fox News Digital on Tuesday: “I want complete transparency since they get federal dollars. … So now we look forward to the discovery process and finding out what the regents at Cal Berkeley knew, when they knew it.”
UC Berkeley’s media relations team did not respond to an email Thursday from The College Fix seeking comment.
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