US Supreme Court invites DOJ to file a brief on Arizona E-Verify lawsuit

E-Verify, State Law
By John Fay
November 4, 2009

An interesting development has surfaced in the Arizona E-Verify lawsuit –the U.S. Supreme Court is now inviting the Solicitor General (SG) to file a brief on the case expressing the views of the federal government, holding open the possibility that the High Court will hear the case.

As previously reported, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting a review of the Arizona E-Verify law, which requires all employers in the state to participate in E-Verify and imposes sanctions on employers who hire unauthorized workers.

The petition (Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. Candelaria, et al.) argues that the Arizona statute is preempted by federal law and undermines the “comprehensive schemeâ€