DOJ sues St. Paul and Portland, Oregon, over mask and ID requirements for federal officers

The Justice Department has sued St. Paul and Portland, Oregon, over local ordinances that bar federal officers from wearing masks and require them to identify themselves, calling the rules "unconstitutional attempts to regulate federal law enforcement officers," the department said in a news release.The department filed two lawsuits, one against each city.Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution bars states and localities from regulating federal law enforcement officers. He said the department "will never tolerate the doxxing or harassment of federal officers," or any law that enables violence against them and their families.The lawsuits allege the laws threaten the safety of federal officers, who the department says have faced harassment, doxxing and even violence. The department also argues that threatening officers with prosecution for protecting their identities and their families chills enforcement of federal law and compromises