USA Today "The Supreme Court today upheld an Arizona law penalizing companies that hire illegal immigrants [sic] .... The law permits the state to take away the business licenses of companies that knowingly hire illegal workers. It also requires employers to use an otherwise optional federal verification program, known as the E-Verify system, which collects data on workers from the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security." [editor's note: In other words, every Arizona employer has been conscripted as an unpaid agent of Immigrations and Customs enforcement. So much for the 13th Amendment - TLK] (05/26/11)
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Supreme Court should reject climate change nuisance suit
by Megan L. Brown
"On April 19, the Supreme Court will hear argument in American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut, an unprecedented 'public nuisance' lawsuit brought against several of the nation’s largest coal-fired utilities that allegedly contribute to global warming. The dispute is part of a fundamental debate over whether to combat climate change with government policies or lawsuits. The case has the attention of business and environmental interests -- and should concern the broader public -- because the plaintiffs ask judges, rather than elected officials or executive branch appointees, to set economic, energy, and environmental policy." (04/18/11)
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