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Monday, March 25, 2013
Alabama is asking the country’s highest court to review a part of the state immigration law that has been blocked by other courts. AL.com reports the state has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on a portion of the law that bans people from harboring, concealing or transporting illegal immigrants or encouraging illegal immigrants to stay in Alabama.
The U.S. Department of Justice is opposing Alabama’s bid. In its filing the DoJ argues immigration law is chiefly the province of the federal government as the high court ruled last year in its Arizona immigration law decision. The filing also argues the state’s efforts may also interfere with federal law.
State Solicitor General John Neiman told AL.com late last week that Alabama will likely file its reply to the Justice Department brief by April 2 and the Supreme Court is likely to rule by April 15 whether to take up the matter.
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