A California lawmaker started the new year by introducing three bills intended to provide more protections for journalists and ensure their access to the courtroom.
Assemblymember Maggy Krell, a Sacramento Democrat, pointed to increased political retaliation that’s grown over the years as a reason for the legislation. That retaliation, both physical violence and abuses of power, threatens what she called the vital pillars of the democratic system — the press, courts and universities.
As examples, her office pointed to a June incident where authorities barred journalists from watching an immigration court hearing in Sacramento. It also pointed to the September 2025 shooting into a Sacramento television station.
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