Before the Court in Arizona v. United States
The Justices Weigh in on State Immigration Law
On 10:07 a.m. on April 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 11–182, Arizona et al., v. United States. At 11:27 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Paul D. Clement, counsel of record for Arizona et al. and Donald Verrilli, U.S. solicitor general. Questions are presented from eight Supreme Court Justices. Justice Kagan did not take part in the case. Argument on Behalf of Arizona et al. MR. CLEMENT: State of Arizona bears a disproportionate share of the costs of illegal immigration. In…
