The powerful commission, chaired by Sonoma County resident Caryl Hart, had rejected a request for more SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that members of the California Coastal Commission violated Musk’s right to free speech and overstepped the agency’s authority after members cited the

The commission’s public hearing record indisputably shows overt, and shocking, political bias,” the lawsuit reads in part.