Back in 2016‚ the California state-house became ground-zero for whats considered a first-of-its-kind legal strategy against federal authority. Gov Gavin Newsom called an emergency special-session (which happened right after the presidential election results) to set-up multi-million dollar legal defense fund
The timing was extra-special that december: new state lawmakers had their swearing-in ceremony on the exact same day as this crucial meeting in Sacramento. These fresh-faced representatives first official duty — planning for expected long-term disagreements with D.C. administration — showed how serious the situation was becoming
The whole thing happened at a pretty fast pace: lawmakers got back to work at state capitol building where they looked into creating this special fund that would help pay for future court cases. The state-government wanted to be ready for any possible legal challenges that might come up with the new federal administration