J. Christian Adams explains yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on Arizona’ citizenship requirement for voter registration in this article. Adam’s does a great job explaining what the Court did yesterday was a win for all of us who believe that a to prove citizenship is a simple and common-sense requirement for voter registration and a BIG [...]
U.S. Supreme Court and the Arizona Citizenship Requirement – Not All Bad News
According to the syllabus released in connection with the Supreme Court case, ARIZONA ET AL. v. INTER TRIBAL COUNCIL OF ARIZONA , Arizona’s current voter registration citizenship requirement has been struck down for now. But the Supreme Court’s opinion does not prevent the State from moving forward to reintroduce the requirement. It appears that it’s [...]
Supreme Court Deals a Blow to State Sovereignty
The Supreme Court has ruled on Arizona’s tough immigration law, and the result isn’t good for state sovereignty. The Court, in a 5-3 ruling, (Justice Elena Kagan did not participate in the case because of prior involvement when she was Solicitor General) the Court struck down some of the major provisions of the law, citing [...]
Arizona Expands School Choice
School choice continues to expand across the county. Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation to broaden the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program to include the children of active military personnel. The law also makes students who attend failing public schools or school districts or those who have opted out of the state [...]
Will NC Join Texas in ‘Arizona Style’ Immigration Law?
Less than one hour into the filing period for Texas’ 2011 Legislative session, State Rep. Debbie Riddle filed a measure similar to that in Arizona which requires law enforcement officers to check an individual’s immigration status when enforcing other laws. The Arizona legislation is currently on hold until later this month when the federal government [...]
