The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the federal government’s request for an injunction pending appeal, preventing California from enforcing Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act against federal officers while litigation continues, as it appears to violate the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Local law enforcement officials have not investigated six of the 12 shootings by on-duty federal agents that have resulted in deaths or injuries since September, raising questions about the lack of accountability and prompting calls for local authorities to step up and hold federal agents accountable for their actions.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 627, a law prohibiting California law enforcement officers from covering their faces during public interactions, but legal scholars are divided on whether the state has the power to impose such restrictions on federal immigration agents.
PHILADELPHIA, PA— Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner this past week said his office would defy executive orders…