A San Diego federal judge this week blocked part of California’s new gun law modeled after a Texas abortion law after finding the legislation unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued an injunction (pdf) Dec. 19 preventing the state from enforcing a provision of Senate Bill 1327 passed in July that would have allowed the state or local government to collect attorneys’ fees from those who challenged gun laws in court.
In the ruling, Benitez found the “fee-shifting” provision violated federal constitutional rights.
The remaining statutes in the bill will take effect in January, allowing Californians to sue those making, selling, transporting, or distributing illegal assault weapons or ghost guns within the state for at least $10,000 in damages….