Appeals court blocks California law requiring feds to wear ID

A federal appeals court has blocked California’s law that requires federal agents to wear identification. The appellate court’s order favors the Trump administration, which had filed a lawsuit in November challenging the 2025 law requiring federal immigration agents to wear a badge or some form of ID. The administration argued that California’s law would threaten the safety of officers who are facing harassment, doxing, and violence. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction pending appeal.