UC Berkeley sued for allegedly stonewalling probe into violent ambush at TPUSA Rob Schneider event

EXCLUSIVE - The Center for American Liberty has filed a lawsuit against UC Berkeley over the alleged stonewalling of records from a violent November event featuring comedian Rob Schneider, held weeks after the death of Charlie Kirk.

The comedian, who is working closely with the legal team, said he is eager for the discovery process to begin. 

"I want complete transparency since they get federal dollars. We have a right to know as United States, California taxpayers and federal taxpayers," Schneider told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. "So now we look forward to the discovery process and finding out what the regents at Cal Berkeley knew, when they knew it."

He said his team believes the university interfered with attendance, claiming some ticket holders were told the day of the event that their tickets were no longer valid.

"500 tickets were forced to be given to an organization on campus, for the sole purpose of making sure that 500 people could not attend," Schneider said. "I want to know what they knew."

The Center for American Liberty claims UC Berkeley violated the California Public Records Act (CPRA) by failing to produce documents in response to its January 2026 request. The request sought security plans, internal emails, bodycam footage and reports on the disruptions.

The lawsuit calls for a writ of mandate ordering Berkeley to search for and turn over relevant records and injunctive relief that will force compliance.