Supreme Court rejects Florida lawsuit over CDL licenses for immigrants
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court declined Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington over issuing commercial driver licenses (CDLs) to non-English-speaking, unauthorized immigrants.
- The lawsuit arose from a fatal 2023 Florida crash involving Harjinder Singh, who held valid CDLs from California and Washington despite not being authorized to be in the U.S.
- Florida argued that California and Washington were violating immigration laws by issuing CDLs to individuals who are not citizens or legal permanent residents.
- The Court's refusal to hear the case was met with dissent from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, who believe the Court should hear original lawsuits between states.