Arizona v. United States

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Arizona v. United States is a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state authority over immigration enforcement by affirming broad federal power in this area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
federal court case ⓘ
areaOfLaw administrative law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
arguedDate 2012-04-25 ⓘ
citation 567 U.S. 387 ⓘ
concurrenceInPartAndDissentInPartBy Antonin Scalia ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Samuel A. Alito Jr.
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Article VI of the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Article VI

Supremacy Clause ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 2012-06-25 ⓘ
docketNumber 11-182 ⓘ
fullName Arizona v. United States ⓘ
holding Federal law preempts several provisions of Arizona S.B. 1070 regulating immigration enforcement. ⓘ
Section 2(B) of S.B. 1070, requiring officers to make a reasonable attempt to determine immigration status during lawful stops, is not facially preempted. ⓘ
Section 3 of S.B. 1070, creating a state crime for failure to carry federal registration documents, is preempted. ⓘ
Section 5(C) of S.B. 1070, criminalizing unauthorized aliens seeking or engaging in work, is preempted. ⓘ
Section 6 of S.B. 1070, authorizing warrantless arrests based on possible removability, is preempted. ⓘ
States may not enact or enforce immigration policies that conflict with federal immigration law. ⓘ
impact Limited state authority to create independent immigration enforcement schemes. ⓘ
Reinforced federal primacy in immigration enforcement policy. ⓘ
joinedMajority John G. Roberts, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
justiceNotParticipating Elena Kagan ⓘ
keyPrinciple State laws are preempted when they conflict with the federal regulatory scheme on immigration. ⓘ
The federal government has broad, dominant authority over immigration and alien status. ⓘ
legalSubject federal preemption ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
lowerCourtDisposition Affirmed in part and reversed in part ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ
originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ
petitioner State of Arizona ⓘ
popularNameOfLawAtIssue Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act ⓘ
relatedCase De Canas v. Bica ⓘ
Hines v. Davidowitz ⓘ
relatedConcept conflict preemption ⓘ
field preemption ⓘ
reporter United States Reports ⓘ
respondent United States ⓘ
stateLawAtIssue Arizona Senate Bill 1070 ⓘ
volume 567 ⓘ
vote 5-3 ⓘ
yearDecided 2012 ⓘ

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Supremacy Clause → interpretedInCase → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
Arizona v. United States → fullName → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
Arizona v. United States → stateLawAtIssue → Arizona Senate Bill 1070 ⓘ
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Hines v. Davidowitz → appliedIn → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act → alsoKnownAs → Arizona SB 1070 ⓘ
linked to: Arizona v. United States
Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act → legalChallenge → United States v. Arizona ⓘ
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De Canas v. Bica → relatedCase → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
October Term 2012 → includesCase → Arizona v. United States (post-remand proceedings) ⓘ
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SB 1070 → subjectOfCase → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting → relatedCase → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. → notableCase → Arizona v. United States ⓘ
subject linked to: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
October Term 2011 → heardCase → Arizona v. United States ⓘ