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US Supreme Court to Review Arizona SB 1070 Laws and IRLI Attrition through Enforcement Policy
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Arizona v. United States, the Obama Administration’s challenge to Arizona’s landmark cooperative immigration enforcement law, known nationally as SB 1070. The high court’s December 12, 2011 decision to accept review is another favorable development in IRLI’s campaign to defend the constitutional authority of states to cooperatively enforce federal immigration laws.
Federal Judge OKs Alabama HB 56, Affirms Key IRLI 'Attrition Through Enforcement' Doctrines
On September 28, US District Judge Sharon Blackburn issued Orders denying three requests by the Obama Administration, a coalition of illegal alien and cheap labor interests led by the ACLU and SPLC, and several bishops, to block implementation of the Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2011 ("HB 56.") Click on the attachments below to read the Order and Memorandum Opinion for the three related cases, plus the IRLI amicus brief:
IRLI Files Amicus Brief in Utah Describing Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion by Feds in HB 497 Preemption Case
IRLI has sought leave to file an amicus brief (attached below) with the federal district court in Salt Lake City. The IRLI brief highlights a critical point of law that none of the Attorneys General in any of the states being sued by the Obama administration has yet addressed: The claim by both DHS and the La Raza plaintiffs that agency “priorities” preempt state cooperative enforcement laws like HB 497. IRLI investigated the source of this alleged “priority” power grab and has concluded that it is illegitimate, as it is almost entirely based on internal DHS memoranda, in particular the controversial “Morton memoranda” by current ICE Director John Morton.
Kris Kobach Defends Farmers Branch in Fifth Circuit Oral Argument
On October 4, oral argument in the important case of Villas at Parkside II et al v. City of Farmers Branch was held by a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans. Representing the City, IRLI Senior Counsel Kris Kobach guided the Court through the importance advances in the law of state and local immigration enforcement made possible by the recent decision of the US Supreme Court in its May 2011 decision, Chamber of Commerce v Whiting. Listen to the complete oral argument recording here.
Lozano v. City Of Hazleton Update: IRLI Brief Explaining the Impact of Chamber Of Commerce v. Whiting Filed in Third Circuit
On September 27, 2011 the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania filed its brief explaining how the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting has invalidated the Third Circuit’s prior holding in Lozano v. City of Hazleton. In May 2011, the Supreme Court vacated the Third Circuit’s holding and ordered the appeals court to reconsider its decision in light of Whiting. Click on the attachment below to read the letter brief.
IRLI Files Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of US Congress Members Supporting Arizona SB 1070
On September 12, 2011, IRLI, partnering with the American Center for Law and Justice, filed a brief on behalf of four United States Senators and 55 United States Congressmen urging the United States Supreme Court to hear the case of United States v. Arizona. Click on the attachment below to read the brief.
IRLI previously joined with ACLJ in filing briefs on behalf of members of Congress supporting Arizona in both the Ninth Circuit and in the Arizona District Court.