JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CITIES OF ST. PAUL AND PORTLAND CHALLENGING MASK BAN AND IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division issued the following press release:

Today, the Department of Justice filed two lawsuits against the Cities of St. Paul, Minnesota and Portland, Oregon, challenging their unconstitutional attempts to regulate federal law enforcement officers by prohibiting federal officers from wearing masks and requiring them to provide identification in the manner prescribed by Code of Ordinances of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota SectionSection 268A-268B and P.C.C. SectionSection 23.30.030, 23.30.100. Not only are these laws illegal attempts to regulate the Federal Government, but, as alleged in the complaints, the laws threaten the safety of federal officers who have faced an unpre...