Ninth Circuit Issues Preliminary Injunction Against California Law Requiring Federal Officers to Display Identification

A federal appeals court, the Ninth Circuit, has issued a preliminary injunction against a California law that would require nonuniformed federal law enforcement officers to visibly display identification. The court ruled that California lacks the authority to directly regulate how federal officers perform their duties, reversing a lower court's decision. This ruling prevents the enforcement of Section 10 of California's No Vigilantes Act against the United States, federal agencies, and federal officers.