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SCOTUS to Review Arizona Immigration Law Case

December 13th, 2011

By Dan Miller Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the Ninth Circuit decision of April 11th holding the then new Arizona immigration statutes unconstitutional due to federal preemption. Of some interest, Justice Elena Kagan will not take part in the Arizona case, presumably because of her work on the issue when […]

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Disturbing: The 9th Circuit AZ Immigration Law Decision

April 16th, 2011

By Dan Miller The concurring opinion — which quoted Humpty Dumpty — would disturb even Lewis Carroll. Much has already been written about the April 11 decision of a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming Judge Susan Bolton’s decision denying a preliminary injunction and holding the Arizona immigration statutes unconstitutional on […]

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The Text of U. S. v. State of Arizona Has Been Published

April 12th, 2011

By Dan Miller Ever the foolish optimist, I noted in a comment to this Tatler article that before getting all feverish about the 9th Circuit decision on the Arizona immigration laws it would be a good idea to wait for the text. The text of the 9th Circuit decision in United States v. State of […]

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Tags: 9th Circuit, appeal, Arizona, illegal, immigration, Law, U.S.
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