“One day after Donald Trump declared victory in the presidential race, Gov. Gavin Newsom resurrected efforts in California to thwart the president-elect by asking state lawmakers to pre-empt potential Republican actions that could impact the Democratic-led state,” the New York Times reports.
“California leaders have long seen themselves as a bulwark against right-wing extremism, and Mr.
Newsom has positioned himself nationally as one of Mr. Trump’s loudest critics…”“Mr. Newsom called Thursday for a legislative special session to begin in Sacramento on Dec. 2… It will initially focus on funding state litigation around Trump administration actions that might impact civil liberties, reproductive rights, immigrant protections and climate action in the state.”