California Must Pay $1.3 Million in Fees After Newsom’s Gun Advertising Ban Is Struck Down

On March 17, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the court certified a settlement between the Attorney General of California and the plaintiffs in the case of Junior Sports Magazines Inc. et al., and Rob Bonta. The First and Second Amendments were big winners. From the Court Order: III. JUDICIAL DECLARATION IT IS HEREBY DECLARED that Section 22949.80, in its entirety, violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution on its face and as applied to Plaintiffs.IV. PERMANENT INJUNCTIONIT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant shall be permanently enjoined from enforcing section 22949.80....