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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Courts - "High court sustains Ariz. employer sanctions law "
Here is the AP's first take on the SCOTUS opinion today in Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Whiting.
Here is the SCOTUSblog case page for Whiting. As it explains the issue:
An Arizona law requires state employers to check the immigration status of job applicants through a federal computer database, although the federal law creating the database makes its use voluntary. Arizona also revokes the business license of state companies that hire undocumented workers. Are these provisions pre-empted by federal immigration laws? (Kagan, J., recused.)Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog writes: "The Chief Justice's opinion explains that the licensing provision falls squarely within a savings clause in federal immigration law and that the Arizona statute does not otherwise conflict with federal law."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 26, 2011 10:50 AM
Posted to Courts in general