Court rulings cast doubt on California mask ban for federal officers

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Senate Bill 627, which would prohibit federal officers from wearing masks during their operations, drew the heaviest media coverage and a dismissive response from administration officials. “What are you afraid of?” Newsom asked of federal agents during the signing event in Los Angeles. Newsom and any other critics of ICE tactics are delusional if they believe federal officers will be arrested and prosecuted for wearing masks after SB 627 takes effect. Thirty years later, Terry was involved in another feud, this time with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field and he made several threats on Field’s life. That’s why, no matter how much Californians might resent the ICE raids, state and local officials cannot tell federal agents not to wear masks.