"U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi declared a triumph against California on Friday, touting an appellate court ruling that she said blocked a state ban on immigration agents and other law enforcement officers wearing masks. "The 9th Circuit has now issued a FULL stay blocking California's ban on masks for federal law enforcement agents," Bondi posted on the social media site X, calling the Feb. 19 decision a "key victory." Bondi, however, appeared confused about which case the court was ruling on this week."
"At the time, U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder said she was "constrained" to block the law because it included only local and federal officers, while exempting state law enforcement. The state did not appeal that decision. Instead, on Wednesday, the law's author Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a new mask bill without the problematic carve-out for state officers."
"The ruling that Bondi appeared to reference involves a separate California law requiring law enforcement officers to display identification while on duty. Snyder had previously ruled the "No Vigilantes Act" could take effect because it did not exempt state police, a decision the DOJ appealed to the 9th Circuit. The appellate court is set to review"
Pam Bondi hailed a 9th Circuit stay she described as blocking a California mask ban for federal law enforcement. A federal judge in Los Angeles had already blocked the state's first-in-the-nation mask ban on Feb. 9, finding the law problematic because it covered local and federal officers but exempted state officers; the state did not appeal that ruling. The mask bill's author introduced revised legislation removing the carve-out for state officers. The 9th Circuit action at issue instead involved a separate law requiring on-duty officers to display identification, which the DOJ appealed.
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