California passed AB 2624, dubbed the Stop Nick Shirley Act. The measure exposes journalists to civil liability including injunctions, attorney fees and minimum $4,000 damages when they investigate fraud at immigration support services, NGOs, nonprofits and health care facilities that receive hundreds of millions in state funds.
Attorney General Rob Bonta's wife Mia Bonta authored the bill, raising direct conflict of interest concerns. The legislation would criminalize exposure of operations such as fake hospices in LA or questionable learning centers if operators claim reasonable fear and issue written demands.
California passed AB 2624, dubbed the Stop Nick Shirley Act. The measure exposes journalists to civil liability including injunctions, attorney fees and minimum $4,000 damages when they investigate fraud at immigration support services, NGOs, nonprofits and health care facilities that receive hundreds of millions in state funds.
Attorney General Rob Bonta's wife Mia Bonta authored the bill, raising direct conflict of interest concerns. The legislation would criminalize exposure of operations such as fake hospices in LA or questionable learning centers if operators claim reasonable fear and issue written demands.
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