California tests limits of state power, from internet to boardrooms

"If you avoid passing laws because of a risk that it will be overturned in court, then you’re never going to push the envelope on anything," said state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco

California has long sought to lead the nation through what its legislators see as progressive regulations that curb corporate misbehavior. But pending challenges to two new laws show the limits of the state’s power, particularly when California’s measures seek to cross state lines.

By Melia Russell and Sophia Kunthara

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