A lawsuit accuses the Alabama Public Service Commission of violating the Open Meetings Act by preventing audience members from recording a recent hearing.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Laura Casey, a Democratic candidate for PSC president. Casey was one of three people ejected from a hearing last month for recording or live-streaming the proceeding.
Administrative Law Judge John Garner told audience members during the hearing that they couldn't record because it was a legal proceeding.
The hearing centered on a challenge to fees charged by Alabama Power on customers who use solar panels, or other means, to generate part of their own electricity.