Mealey's (October 20, 2022, 11:46 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two Californians wishing to stage protests on State Capitol grounds during the COVID-19 pandemic appealed to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 19 a federal court judgment denying as moot the would-be protesters’ motion for summary judgment on claims of constitutional violations by California state officials stemming from their inability to obtain demonstration permits during the pandemic and dismissing the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction....