Supreme Court invalidates most of Arizona's 'papers please' law
CuppaT Child of God
2012/06/25 16:14:51
Mon Jun 25, 2012 at 07:39 AM PDT
Supreme Court invalidates most of Arizona's 'papers please' law, leaves 'papers please' intact
The court could strike down the challenged provisions as an intrusion on federal sovereignty, uphold them as a legitimate public-security effort by the state, or take a piece-by-piece approach that could leave both sides claiming victory. Some justices at arguments in April suggested they weren't troubled by a section of the Arizona law directing police officers to check the immigration status of people they stop.So the ruling does let police check the immigration status of someone stopped for another reason. For now, Arizona can apply the "check your papers" provision. But the remainder of the law is struck. The decision was 5-3, because Justice Kagan was recused because she had been involved in the case in her prior post as the Solicitor General of the United States.That section was one of four at issue before the high court. The others make it a crime for immigrants without work permits to seek employment, make it a crime for immigrants to fail to carry registration documents, and authorize the police to arrest any immigrant they believe has committed a deportable offense.
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- Z 2012/06/25 18:40:34
This would actually mean the LAW is constitutional, and the provisions are unconstitutional. That is how real legal systems work. The law is only unconstitutional if ALL of it is struck down.reply - R. 2012/06/25 16:51:14 (edited)We'll take the one provision that was left and make it work.reply
