A federal judge has thrown out two laws signed last year by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that banned so-called “deepfake” videos of politicians, calling the legislation an unconstitutional form of censorship.

As Breitbart News reported at the time, Newsom signed the laws, AB 2655 and AB 2839 , in response to Elon Musk sharing a spoof campaign ad that made fun of then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Musk responded at the time that he had consulted with “Professor Suggon Deeznutz” and had been told that parody is still “legal in America.”

The satirical Babylon Bee also responded to Newsom, with a fake campaign video:

Breitbart News explained:

The two bills, AB 2655 and AB 2839 , are related. The first requires “large online platforms” to “block the p

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