Last spring, we described Florida’s immigration law that allowed misdemeanor charges to be filed at the state level against any illegal alien who entered the Sunshine State to attempt to evade federal authorities. In April, a district court issued an injunction against the state of Florida, halting its enforcement of that law. The Attorney General of the State of Florida, James Uthmeier, appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which denied his motion to stay the injunction pending appeal. James Uthmeier then filed an application for a stay with the Supreme Court; that happened on June 17th.
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced, in a terse statement, that they are denying the Florida AG’s application. For the time being, Florida may not enforce this law.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to revive an aggressive Florida immigration law that had been blocked by lower courts. The law