Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has suffered a setback in the first legal challenge to his controversial criminal justice reform policies. On Feb. 8, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits Gascón from ordering his prosecutors to carry through some of his directives. “Judge Chalfant’s ruling vindicates a lot of what we have been arguing for months in individual cases—that George Gascón’s policies were illegal and wrong,” Sam Dordulian, an attorney who represents several families of crime victims in L.A., told The Epoch Times. The families Dordulian represents argue that Gascón’s directives prevent justice for the crimes against their loved ones by decreasing penalties for those convicted. Since taking office Dec. 7, Gascón has followed through on his promise to “reimagine public safety” by issuing directives that emphasize rehabilitation and other social programs he says have been shown to reduce recidivism. He …