New York and the federal government filed dueling lawsuits on June 22 over new state laws that bar law enforcement officers from concealing their identities using face coverings and end local cooperation with federal immigration agents.
The two suits, filed the same day in different federal courts, are another pending test of whether a state can regulate how federal officers operate within its borders. Both lawsuits ask a federal judge to decide the same question from opposite sides.
The Trump administration is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the laws before they take effect and points to a federal appeals court ruling in February that blocked a similar California law requiring federal officers to display identification. The Department of Justice also sued Virginia earlier this month over similar laws signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger….
New York, Federal Government File Dueling Lawsuits Over State’s Ban on Masked Officers
