A federal judge on Friday said he will block part of a new California measure that critics say was designed to make it nearly impossible to challenge the state's gun laws in court.
that critics say was designed to make it nearly impossible to challenge the state's gun laws in court.
Benitez said this would have a"chilling effect" on the public's right to challenge the government in court because people would not want to take the risk of being liable for expensive legal fees.Benitez has not officially issued his ruling yet, but announced his decision during a hearing at a federal courthouse in San Diego. His ruling would not block the entire law, but only the part about paying legal fees.
The law is modeled after a Texas measure passed in 2021 that aimed to enforce that state's ban on most abortions. It empowers private citizens to enforce the ban by filing lawsuits in civil court. Newsom has been clear that he believes the Texas law to be unconstitutional. But he has said that if the federal courts allow it to stand, then California will take the same idea and use it for their purposes. In court on Friday, Newsom's lawyers noted California does not plan to enforce the law unless the Texas law is upheld.
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