US EditionFederal appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification
The ruling keeps California from enforcing identification rules on non-uniformed federal agents while the appeal continues, after judges said the law likely violates the Constitution.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction blocking enforcement of California's No Vigilantes Act, ruling the state law violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause by attempting to regulate federal agents.
- Governor Gavin Newsom signed the legislation last year in response to Trump administration immigration raids in Southern California, which prompted the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit challenging the requirements.
- Judge Mark Bennett, a Trump appointee, wrote that the law "attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of governmental functions," affirming federal law as the supreme authority over state mandates.
- The court's 3-0 decision makes the injunction permanent pending appeal, preventing California from enforcing identification and mask requirements on federal law enforcement officers.
- California lawmakers are currently advancing additional proposals targeting federal immigration agents, including measures barring them from state law enforcement employment and allowing citizens to sue federal officers over civil rights violations.
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