The Department of Justice is suing California over two recently enacted laws that would prohibit federal agents from wearing facial coverings and require them to identify themselves while conducting their duties.

The lawsuit argues California's laws violate the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, under which federal laws take precedence over state laws. The Trump administration also claims the laws threaten the safety of federal officers.

The federal government said in court documents it "does not intend to comply."

"Today we filed a lawsuit to strike down California's unconstitutional law aimed at unmasking the faces of our federal agents, which will allow criminals to dox them," Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, wrote on X . "Unconstitutional laws such as this

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