San Diego Judge Blocks Part of Newsom’s Gun Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters at Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2022. Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP

A federal judge in San Diego blocked a part of California’s new gun law that’s modeled after a Texas abortion law after finding the legislation unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued an injunction (pdf) on Dec. 19 preventing the state from enforcing a provision of Senate Bill 1327 that would have allowed the state or local government to collect attorneys’ fees from those who challenge gun laws in court.