Group Watch 3/9/2012: Court Blocks Sections of Immigration Law
On Thursday, the 11th circuit Court of Appeals issued an order temporarily blocking a section of the state’s immigration law that says courts can’t enforce contracts involving illegal immigrants and another section that makes it a felony for an illegal immigrant to do business with the state. The court issued a temporary stay until the U. S. Supreme Court hears a similar challenge involving the Arizona law. Alabama’s law was patterned after the Arizona statute. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange reacted to the order saying that he strongly disagreed with the court’s decision and is prepared to vigorously defend the state’s immigration law in the courts.
