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9th Circuit Blocks California Badge Law, Cites Supremacy Violation

4/23/2026

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A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked California’s law requiring federal immigration agents to wear badges, finding it violates the Supremacy Clause.
The Trump administration sued, saying the badge mandate would expose agents to harassment, doxing and violence.
California lawyers said the law applies uniformly to all officers to improve public safety, noting that a related facial-covering ban had earlier been blocked by a federal judge.

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A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked California’s law requiring federal immigration agents to wear badges, finding it violates the Supremacy Clause.
The Trump administration sued, saying the badge mandate would expose agents to harassment, doxing and violence.
California lawyers said the law applies uniformly to all officers to improve public safety, noting that a related facial-covering ban had earlier been blocked by a federal judge.