Federal judge strikes down 'troubling' California sanctuary state law, upholds two others

A federal judge halted enforcement of a "troubling" California law protecting illegal immigrants on Thursday, even as he allowed two other so-called "sanctuary state" provisions to remain on the books for now. The mixed ruling by District Court Judge John Mendez was largely a win for Democrats in the far-left state, where Gov. Jerry Brown has accused the Trump administration of "going to war" by filing the lawsuit that led to Thursday's ruling. -- More...