This week, a federal judge halted enforcement of a California law targeting election misinformation. The ruling places an injunction on the law, which critics argued violated Californians' First Amendment rights.
The law, Assembly Bill 2839 makes it illegal for an individual to produce "knowingly distributing an advertisement or other election communication, as defined, that contains certain materially deceptive content," within 120 days of an election and up to 60 days after. Affected candidates can file for a civil action enjoining distribution of the media, and seek damages from its creator.
