Immigration,
Government,
Constitutional Law
Sep. 23, 2025
Just how unconstitutional is Newsom's ban on law enforcement masks?
Scholars say the state can bind local police but likely can't enforce the new mask rule against federal agents; other student- and health-privacy bills seen on firmer ground.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an ambitious package of bills aimed at reining in federal law-enforcement activity in California. But even if the measures survive court challenges, the state may struggle to enforce one of them.
The governor signed five bills on Saturday. The most legally fraught is SB 627, which, with limited exceptions, prohibits officers from wearing masks that obscure their faces--a practice that has become common during immigration sweeps in California and elsewh...
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