SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are returning to the capitol here on Monday to open an emergency special session aimed at establishing a multimillion dollar legal fund to combat the incoming Trump administration with an expected barrage of lawsuits.
The special session, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory last month, kicks off on the same day the state legislature will swear in its own newly elected members — meaning some of their first official actions will be planning for years of anticipated conflict with the federal government.