( August 29, 2025, 21:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A California law that prohibits materially deceptive election communications, AB 2839, has been permanently enjoined by US District Judge John A. Mendez in Sacramento, who found the statute violates the right to free speech. "While there are serious concerns about deepfakes and AI affecting elections, California’s AB 2839 represents a law that is well intentioned but constitutionally infirm," Mendez said in an order granting summary judgment. "When it comes to political expression, the antidote is not prematurely stifling content creation and singling out specific speakers but encouraging counter speech, rigorous fact-checking, and the uninhibited flow of democratic discourse." See order below: ...
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