Search-and-rescue efforts continue after deadly Texas blast

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled on Friday that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states and by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The tactic of using subpoenas and court orders to obtain journalists’ records has been used by Democratic and Republican administrations.

In January, the NRA declared bankruptcy and sought to move its state of incorporation from New York to Texas.