By Michael Bryan All you need to know about the amicus brief filed in support of Arizona by Michigan Attorney General Michael Cox on behalf of nine states (including Michigan, Florida, and Pennsylvania) and the Northern Mariana Islands is that Michael Cox is running for Governor of Michigan… as a Republican. So is Florida Attorney … Read more
In my previous posts I examined the reasons given in the DOJ brief why SB1070 violates federal supremacy in immigration both generally, under field preemption, and specifically, under conflict preemption, and the general import of the suit. This final post on the brief concerns the final argument of the brief: SB1070 violates the Dormant Commerce Clause. … Read more
By Michael Bryan In the last post I discussed the general concept of preemption in the DOJ suit to enjoin the enforcement of SB1070 and how SB1070 falls afoul of field preemption. In this post I will discuss the various specific ways the Feds' brief claims that SB1070 conflicts with federal law and is therefore … Read more
By Michael Bryan In my last post I promised to attempt to explain the issues raised in the SB1070 suit. The heart of the argument in the Fed's brief seeking an injunction of enforcement of SB1070 is that Arizona's legislation is preempted by federal immigration law. What is preemption? Preemption is a doctrine designed to … Read more
by David Safier It's something of a standoff. On the one hand, The state's high court on Tuesday upheld a 3-year-old law that lets corporations divert some of their state income taxes to help students attend private and parochial schools. Without comment, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected arguments by the Arizona Education Association and other … Read more