Supreme Court asked to review Ariz. employer sanctions law

by Pete Yost - May. 28, 2010 03:56 PM
Associated Press
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether federal immigration law trumps Arizona's attempt to punish businesses that employ illegal immigrants.

The solicitor general's office in the Justice Department says an Arizona law on employer sanctions disrupts a careful legal balance that Congress struck nearly 25 years ago.

Lower courts have said that the Arizona law is not pre-empted by the federal law. The Obama administration says that should be reversed.



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