9th Circuit Rules California Cannot Make Federal Agents Show ID
TL;DR
The 9th Circuit struck down California's law requiring federal officers to display identification on duty, ruling it directly regulates the federal government and conflicts with the Supremacy Clause. The DOJ had challenged the rule along with a separate mask ban on federal agents, continuing a larger legal fight over immigration enforcement powers.
- Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circuit Los Angeles Times
- Federal court blocks Newsom’s bid to shackle ICE in Trump immigration win Fox News
- Court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear some form of ID The Guardian
- California’s second ICE mask ban attempt appears dead under new ruling San Francisco Chronicle
- Appeals court blocks enforcement of California ID law for federal officers Politico
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