Martin Koste

That was the law's fatal flaw.

The administration sued, saying it discriminated between state and federal officers.

And the court agreed.

The law's sponsor, State Senator Scott Weiner, says he's already introduced a bill to fix it by adding the state police back in.

And he draws hope from another part of the ruling.

The judge also let stand state law that requires federal officers to identify themselves clearly.

Martin Koste, NPR News.

California passed the No Secret Police Act last fall, and it applied to all police, with the exception of certain state agencies such as Highway Patrol.

That was the law's fatal flaw.

The administration sued, saying it discriminated between state and federal officers, and the court agreed.

The law's sponsor, State Senator Scott Weiner, says he's already introduced a bill to fix it by adding the state police back in.

And he draws hope from another part of the ruling.

The judge also let stand state law that requires federal officers to identify themselves clearly.

Martin Koste, NPR News.

Last fall, California was the first state to ban federal and local police from wearing masks.

That law is now on hold, challenged in federal court by the Trump administration.

It says agents need masks to avoid being doxxed, and it's unconstitutional for states to do this.

But State Senator Scott Weiner, who sponsored the California legislation, says the turmoil in Minnesota shows why states should try.

Anti-mask legislation has been introduced in more than a dozen other states, and earlier this week, a ban passed in the Washington State Senate.

Martin Koste, NPR News.