A federal judge on Monday struck down a new California law that banned federal immigration agents and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks in the state, but an effort already is underway to revive the statute. In her ruling Monday, Snyder blocked only the ban on masking by federal agents, and on seemingly narrow grounds. Snyder said that the court “finds that federal officers can perform their federal functions without wearing masks. Advertisement“Now that the Court has made clear that state officers must be included, I am immediately introducing new legislation to include state officers,” Wiener said. California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.”AdvertisementBondi said her office would continue defending federal agents from such state action.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 10, 2026 05:00 UTC