Opinion ID: 2452851
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Discovery Orders

Text: BACALA complains of the trial court's discovery orders requiring BACALA to provide deposition testimony and produce documents disclosing the names of BACALA's contributors. [3] BACALA argues that the names of its contributors are not relevant to the litigation and are protected by the associational rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. [4] When a discovery order violates First Amendment rights, the party seeking mandamus generally has no adequate remedy by appeal. See Tilton v. Moye, 869 S.W.2d 955, 958 (Tex.1994) (citing Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 843). Because the portions of the trial court's orders directing BACALA to disclose its contributors' names violate the First Amendment, we conditionally grant mandamus relief. A