Wednesday, August 10, 2011

AZ Law to Supremes

Ever since a federal district court judge put a hold on Arizona's famous illegal immigration enforcement law, I expect we all knew it would eventually end up in the lap of the Supreme Court. Now Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has filed a petition asking the Supremes to decide on its constitutionality.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which refused to reconsider the lower court's hold, deals with nine western states (map here). It has a reputation of being (a) very liberal and (b) very often overturned.

The Supreme Court typically takes its time, as it should. The issues they decide are very often of great weight. We won't have a decision for several months, perhaps as much as a year. See a Politico article about this case.