The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Florida’s request to file a lawsuit against California and Washington over Florida’s allegations that those states are issuing commercial driver licenses to illegal aliens who cannot read English.
The unsigned order gave no reasoning. But Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, wrote a sharp dissent warning that the Court is abandoning its constitutional duty to hear disputes between states.
Florida brought the case under the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction, the only forum where one state can directly sue another. The complaint alleged that California and Washington are defying federal law by handing CDLs to foreign nationals who entered the country illegally and cannot demonstrate basic English proficiency.
Courthouse News reporter Kelsey Reichmann flagged the dissent moments after
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