Judge denies 1st Amendment arguments in Westminster lawsuit against two councilmembers for disrupting meetings

Judge denies 1st Amendment arguments in Westminster lawsuit against two councilmembers for disrupting meetings

A lawsuit accusing two Westminster councilmembers of violating the law by repeatedly disrupting City Council meetings will go to trial in 2026, after a judge denied early arguments to stop the case. The city sued Councilmembers Amy Phan West and NamQuan Nguyen last November after a year of infighting on the City Council that led to meetings running long and the city failing to accomplish its business, according to the lawsuit. Both Phan West and…