California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to put state controls over ICE went down in defeat on Wednesday at the hands of a three-judge appeals court panel.
In a unanimous opinion, the panel found California’s “No Vigilantes Act,” which required Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear visible identification on their clothing, was an unconstitutional attempt by the state to regulate federal officers.
And not even a judge appointed by Barack Obama could go along with that.
Huge legal victory this morning in the Ninth Circuit, where the court permanently enjoined California’s unconstitutional mask law targeting federal agents.
“We conclude that § 10 of the No Vigilantes Act attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of…pic.twitter.com/fZNjG9QepO
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli)April 22, 2026
According toThe Washington Times, the panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals was made up of one Obama-appointed judge and two appointed by President Donald Trump.
Despite the disparate political approaches of their patrons, however, all three found California lawmakers and their Democratic governor had overstepped when it comes to the law of the land.
In Article VI, Clause 3 of the Constitution, known as theSupremacy Clause, the Founders made it clear that federal laws supersede state laws. The Trump administration argued that California’s attempt to regulate federal officials in the performance of their duty violated that provision, asThe Hillreported.
“And that is precisely what the No Vigilantes Act does,” U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett, aTrump appointee, wrote for the court, according to The Hill.
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