Brewer will appeal Arizona immigration law injunction to Supreme Court

Gov. Jan Brewer (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

Gov. Jan Brewer (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) announced Monday that she will appeal a preliminary injunction blocking key parts of the state's "papers please" immigration law to the Supreme Court.

In appealing directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, Brewer and Horne are bypassing a full review by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

On April 11, a three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit refused to reverse a federal judge's order that blocked major parts of the law from taking effect, including a requirement that police enforcing other laws question people about their immigration status, if they have reason to suspect that they are in the country illegally....

"The decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the suspension of key provisions of Senate Bill 1070 does harm to the safety and well-being of all Arizonans, who suffer the negative effects of illegal immigration," Brewer said Monday. "So instead of appealing to the larger, en banc panel of the 9th Circuit Court, my legal team will soon file an immediate petition with the (United States) Supreme Court to lift the injunction of Senate Bill 1070."

She added, "The American people have clearly sided with Arizona on the righteousness of Senate Bill 1070."

Of course, the American people aren't, as a whole, constitutional experts so the relevance of that position of Brewer's is at best questionable.