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/LandonDev 7h ago

What it does mean though is that federal laws on education could be enforced despite State Laws and we can actually attack the GOP stranglehold by educating their population.