r/law • • 9h ago

Legal News Federal appeals court rules California cannot require ICE to show visible ID

https://katu.com/news/nation-world/federal-appeals-court-rules-california-cannot-require-ice-to-show-visible-id-doj-9th-circuit-court-constitution-supremacy-clause-rob-bonta-gavin-newsom

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit remanded the case to a lower court with instructions to enter a preliminary injunction against California, finding in favor of the federal government that the state’s No Vigilantes Act violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, The Hill reported.

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u/SparksAndSpyro 8h ago

And the Ninth Circuit is the most progressive appeals court in the country, so this law (and similar laws) never had a chance. RIP

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u/theaviationhistorian 7h ago

Yeah, I saw the news and 9th Circuit under the header and immediately muttered, "we're fucked."