https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/10/03/judge-blocks-new-california-law-cracking-down-on-election-deepfakes/ > SACRAMENTO  — A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking it. > U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez said artificial intelligence and deepfakes pose significant risks, but he ruled that the law likely violates the First Amendment.