California lawyer resigns after alleging that the state’s governor is interfering in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit

Melanie Proctor, the assistant chief counsel for California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, has resigned from her position in protest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s firing of her boss and his alleged interference in the Activision Blizzard sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit, according to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier.

Proctor reportedly emailed the DFEH staff last night, informing them of her resignation to protest the “abrupt” firing of her superior, chief counsel Janette Wipper. Proctor alleged in the email that Newsom and the governor’s office “began to interfere” with the lawsuit in recent weeks, demanding “advanced notice of litigation strategy and of next steps in the litigation,” which she says “[mimicked] the interests of Activision’s counsel.”