Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
E140385
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld an Arizona law allowing the state to revoke business licenses of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants, ruling that it was not preempted by federal immigration law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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court case ⓘ |
| citation |
131 S. Ct. 1968
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179 L. Ed. 2d 1031 ⓘ 563 U.S. 582 ⓘ |
| concerns |
E-Verify
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surface form:
E-Verify program
business licensing ⓘ employer sanctions ⓘ unauthorized immigrants ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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surface form:
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionDate | 2011-05-26 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Elena Kagan
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 09-115 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
Arizona may require employers to use the federal E-Verify system
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Arizona may revoke or suspend business licenses of employers who knowingly or intentionally hire unauthorized aliens ⓘ the Arizona law falls within the IRCA savings clause for licensing and similar laws ⓘ SB 1070 ⓘ
surface form:
the Legal Arizona Workers Act is not expressly preempted by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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| impact | affirmed states’ ability to use licensing laws to sanction employers of unauthorized workers ⓘ |
| issue | whether Arizona’s Legal Arizona Workers Act is preempted by federal immigration law ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia ⓘ Clarence Thomas ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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| lawApplied |
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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Arizona Revised Statutes ⓘ
surface form:
Legal Arizona Workers Act
federal preemption doctrine ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
employment law
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federal preemption ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginatingCase | Arizona ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts Jr.
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surface form:
John G. Roberts, Jr.
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| petitioner | Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Arizona v. United States ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
conflict preemption
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express preemption ⓘ field preemption ⓘ implied preemption ⓘ |
| respondent |
Arizona
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surface form:
State of Arizona
Whiting ⓘ |
| stateLawUpheld |
Arizona Revised Statutes
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surface form:
Legal Arizona Workers Act
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| term | October Term 2010 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5-3 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2011 ⓘ |
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