Category Archive: Supreme Court

Dec
12

Supreme Court to Weigh in on Injunctions Against Arizona SB 1070

Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced what many supporters and opponents of Arizona SB 1070 long expected: that the Justices will themselves have the final word on the validity of the injunctions entered shortly after the law was enacted last year. Technically, the question before the Justices is simply whether four of the law’s provisions …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/12/supreme-court-to-weigh-in-on-injunctions-against-arizona-sb-1070/

Nov
22

Thousands Rally for Repeal of Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

Thousands gathered outside the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama yesterday to demand the repeal of the state’s harsh anti-immigration law, HB 56. Religious, community and civil rights leaders, as well as a special Congressional delegation, urged state legislators to bring an end to Alabama’s immigration law—a law which continues to slow state …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/22/thousands-rally-for-repeal-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/

Aug
11

Immigration Restrictionists Take SB 1070 to Supreme Court

More than a year after SB 1070 was initially enjoined in federal court, the immigration restrictionists behind Arizona’s misguided immigration law have brought their case to the Supreme Court. Proponents of SB 1070 are likely to hail the state’s petition, filed yesterday, as not only the first step toward reversing the injunction against the law’s …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/11/immigration-restrictionists-take-sb-1070-to-supreme-court/