Judges and Judiciary,
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Sep. 27, 2023
Governor blasts US judge for his ruling on state’s gun law
Gavin Newsom has also been critical of federal judges over rulings that limit municipalities’ ability to enforce anti-camping laws, but has not named the judges publicly, although he said he thought about putting one judge’s phone number on a billboard.
Governors don’t usually criticize federal judges while publicly signing legislation. But that’s what Gov. Gavin Newsom did on Tuesday.
“As someone who was the son of a judge on the court of appeals, I’m not prone to want to call out a judge by name,” Newsom said while flanked by lawmakers and Attorney General Rob Bonta at a morning news conference where he signed a package of gun control bills. “But nor is a judge immune as a public servant...
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