{"id":15890,"date":"2026-04-30T08:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15890"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:00:02","slug":"trump-administration-sues-new-jersey-over-law-enforcement-mask-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15890","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration sues New Jersey over law enforcement mask ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed \u200ca lawsuit seeking to block a New Jersey law that bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requires them to provide identification before arrests \u200band detentions.<br>The suit, filed in a Newark federal court, claims \u200bthat the newly enacted New Jersey Law Enforcement Officer Protection \u2060Act is an unconstitutional regulation of the federal government by \u200ba state. 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