The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the lower Federal Court ruling striking down the portion of the Alabama Immigration law that make it against the law for a minister to help an illegal immigrant.
That's not what the law actually said, but it was the effect of it.
Supporters of the law are arguing that it was not a defeat, but it would be amazing if this conservative Supreme Court turned away from a chance to agree with the conservative Alabama Legislature on immigration.
More likely, a majority of the justices saw how unconstitutional it was and decided to let the lower court rejection stand. Than again, they accept so few cases that it may just be that it failed to rise to the level to catch their interest.
[PLUS: Read The NY Times comment about the law, which it describes as akin to the fugitive slave act.]
That's not what the law actually said, but it was the effect of it.
Supporters of the law are arguing that it was not a defeat, but it would be amazing if this conservative Supreme Court turned away from a chance to agree with the conservative Alabama Legislature on immigration.
More likely, a majority of the justices saw how unconstitutional it was and decided to let the lower court rejection stand. Than again, they accept so few cases that it may just be that it failed to rise to the level to catch their interest.
[PLUS: Read The NY Times comment about the law, which it describes as akin to the fugitive slave act.]
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