Arizona and Janice K. Brewer, Petitioners
Paul D. Clement, Counsel of Record
On April 23, 2010, the State of Arizona enacted the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, commonly referred to as S.B. 1070. The purpose of the legislation was to discourage illegal aliens from entering and seeking employment in Arizona. Among the provisions of the controversial law were measures that made it a State crime for an alien to be in Arizona without legal papers or to apply for or obtain work in Arizona as an undocumented alien; that allowed police to arrest anyone they suspected had committed an offense that could lead to their deportation; and that required…
