Kohls

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 CHRISTOPHER KOHLS, No. 2:24-cv-02527 JAM-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

ROB BONTA, in his official INJUNCTION capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, and SHIRLEY N. WEBER, in her official capacity as California Secretary of State, Defendants. 20 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christopher Kohls (aka “Mr. Reagan”) is an individual who creates digital content about political figures. His videos contain demonstrably false information that include sounds or visuals that are significantly edited or digitally generated using artificial intelligence (“AI”). Complaint, ¶ 5, ECF No. 1. Plaintiff’s videos are considered by him to be parody or satire. In response to videos posted by Plaintiff parodying presidential candidate Kamala Harris and other AI generated “deepfakes,”1 the California legislature enacted AB 2839. AB 2839, according…