Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Immigration Law That Punishes Businesses Hiring Illegals…
Chalk one up for the good guys.
Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court has backed an Arizona law that punishes businesses hiring illegal immigrants, a law that opponents, including the Obama administration, say steps on traditional federal oversight over immigration matters.
The 5-3 ruling Thursday is a victory for supporters of immigration reform on the state level.
It was the first high court challenge to a variety of recent state laws cracking down on illegal immigrants, an issue that has become a political lightning rod.
The outcome could serve as a judicial warm-up for a separate high-profile challenge to a more controversial Arizona immigration reform law working its way through lower courts. That statute would, among other things, give local police a greater role in arresting suspected illegal immigrants.
The hiring case turned on whether state law tramples on federal authority.
Posted by ZIP on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 1:43 pm | 
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Kagan had better be recusing herself for others that are coming as well.
This news this morning made my day ~
…So far.
Don’t you know the wise Latina was fuming?
YIPPIE! Great news.
Hopefully the ACLU will BTFO in the other cases.
Executive order in 3, 2, 1 ………
This still confuses me.
As an Employer I have to have my Employees fill out the I-9 form and provide identification proving their eligibility… Hasn’t it been against the law to hire illegal immigrants?
I support the law on this, but I can’t see where another on in addition…
This is great news!
Thank you Zip.
A few legal types have said this case WILL have a bearing on AZ’s main lawsuit! Woohoo!
Its good to see ‘something’ coming out of the Supreme Court right.
They need to get busy, they have a lot of work coming their way with this corrupt administration.
Nanner, nanner, nannnnnnnn-ner!!!
Screw Obama, his AG and DOJ….
Kagun will have to recuse herself on almost every case coming up. It’s almost as good as not having her on the bench at all…
Sonia Soto actually had what some thought was an epileptic attack at the outcome of this vote, later it was found that her demon cloaking device had failed and an exorcist was called in for consultation.