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US Files Lawsuit to Invalidate South Carolina Immigration Law

By Kevin Fayle on November 01, 2011 3:09 PM

The United States has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block South Carolina's immigration law, Act No. 69, from going into effect. The US claims that the law infringes on powers reserved for the federal government, and thus violates the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution.
US Files Lawsuit to Invalidate South Carolina Immigration Law

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