Gavin Newsom thinks he can ignore the Constitution.
Now he's doubling down on protecting criminals.
And Gavin Newsom told Louisiana's Attorney General two words that have conservatives furious.
Newsom Drops F-Bomb Rather Than Follow the Law
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced she's suing California and New York to force those states to extradite doctors who mailed abortion pills across state lines.
Dr. Remy Coeytaux in California and Dr. Margaret Carpenter in New York both face felony charges in Louisiana for sending abortion medication to women in the state.
Louisiana banned abortion at all stages after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Murrill sent formal extradition requests to California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Both Democrat Governors refused.
Newsom took it a step further and attacked Murrill personally on social media.
"Louisiana plans to sue me because I won't extradite a doctor for providing an abortion," Newsom posted on X.
"@AGLizMurrill: Go f*ck yourself. California will never help you criminalize healthcare."
That's the Governor of the nation's most populous state telling another state's top law enforcement official to go to hell for trying to enforce Louisiana's laws.
So-called Shield Laws Set Up Constitutional Showdown
Murrill isn't backing down from Newsom's profanity-laced attack.
"Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom are not above the Constitution, and we will hold them accountable," Murrill said in a statement.
"The Supreme Court's precedents on important Constitutional provisions like the Extradition Clause and the Full Faith and Credit Clause forbid this assault on Louisiana's sovereignty and her citizens."
The battle centers on so-called "shield laws" that blue states passed to protect abortion providers.
One thing that’s for sure, is these so-called "shield laws” don’t do a thing to protect battered women and their unborn children.
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California enacted its shield law in 2023 allowing doctors to prescribe abortion pills via telemedicine to patients in other states.
The law blocks extradition of anyone accused of violating another state's abortion restrictions.
Eighteen states plus Washington, D.C. now have these laws designed to nullify red state abortion bans.
But the Constitution's Extradition Clause requires states to honor each other's criminal extradition requests for fugitives.
Doctors Mailed Pills Without Ever Examining Patients
Coeytaux allegedly mailed abortion pills to Rosalie Markezich in Louisiana in 2023 after she ordered them online for $150.
He never conducted an in-person examination.
Louisiana law requires a Louisiana-licensed physician to examine patients before prescribing abortion medication.
Markezich later told investigators she felt pressured to take the pills.
In the New York case, Carpenter allegedly sent pills to a pregnant minor whose mother ordered them online.
The teenager ended up in the hospital with complications.
Louisiana can't prosecute either doctor unless they're physically present in the state.
Legal experts say this constitutional conflict will eventually reach the Supreme Court.
Similar battles are already brewing in Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton won a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor who violated Texas abortion laws.
When Paxton tried to enforce that judgment in New York courts, the state refused even to docket it because of the shield law.
Newsom's Hypocrisy on Full Display
Newsom signed an executive order in 2022 blocking California from cooperating with out-of-state abortion prosecutions.
He claims he's protecting "healthcare" and women's "privacy, autonomy, and dignity."
But mailing powerful drugs across state lines to kill babies isn't healthcare.
Coeytaux never met Markezich, never examined her, and had no idea about her medical history.
The pills he sent caused a pregnancy to end — something completely illegal under Louisiana law.
And Newsom thinks Louisiana has no right to prosecute that?
The same liberals who demand every state honor their laws on everything from environmental regulations to labor standards suddenly think states can ignore each other's criminal laws when it comes to abortion.
Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled the Trump Administration might get involved.
When asked about the Louisiana case, Bondi said she'd "love to work" with prosecutors to establish consistency so states can't "just harbor fugitives."
One option would be reviving the Comstock Act — a 150-year-old federal law that bans mailing abortion drugs.
Murrill says the shield laws represent states "forcing their devotion to abortion on other states."
She's right.
Blue state Governors think they can reach into red states and nullify laws passed by elected legislatures.
Newsom can curse at Murrill all he wants.
But the Constitution is clear about extradition.
And when this case reaches the Supreme Court, California's arrogance is going to cost them.
Sources:
- Michael Luciano, "Gavin Newsom Tells Republican Attorney General, 'Go F*ck Yourself'," Mediaite, February 5, 2026.
- "AG says she is suing California, NY after states refuse to extradite doctors prescribing abortion pills," WBRZ, February 5, 2026.
- "Louisiana AG Liz Murrill to sue over abortion pill doctors," The Advocate, February 5, 2026.
- "Anti-abortion movement seeks to escalate clashes over blue state 'shield' laws," CNN Politics, January 17, 2026.
- "Louisiana raises the stakes in the state abortion wars," Brookings, May 8, 2025.
- "What Are Abortion Shield Laws?," TIME, February 24, 2025.
