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CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC. v. NAPOLITANO

Nos. 07-17272, 07-17274, 08-15357, 08-15359, 08-15360.

544 F.3d 976 (2008)

CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, INC.; Somos America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform Inc.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Arizona Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association; Associated Minority Contractors of America; Arizona Roofing Contractors Association; National Roofing Contractors Association; Wake Up Arizona! Inc.; Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association; Arizona Contractors Association, Plaintiffs, v. Janet NAPOLITANO; Terry Goddard; Gale Garriott, Defendants-Appellees. Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.; Somos America, Plaintiffs, and Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform Inc.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Arizona Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association; Associated Minority Contractors of America; Arizona Roofing Contractors Association; National Roofing Contractors Association; Wake Up Arizona! Inc.; Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association; Arizona Contractors Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Janet Napolitano; Terry Goddard; Gale Garriott, Defendants-Appellees. Arizona Contractors Association, Inc.; Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform Inc.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Arizona Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association; Associated Minority Contractors of America; Arizona Roofing Contractors Association; National Roofing Contractors Association; Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Wake Up Arizona! Inc.; Valle Del Sol Inc.; Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.; Somos America, Plaintiffs, v. Criss Candelaria; Ed Rheinheimer; Terrence Haner; Daisy Flores; Kenny Angle; Derek D. Rapier; Martin Brannan; Andrew P. Thomas; Matthew J. Smith; James Currier; Barbara Lawall James P. Walsh; George Silva; Sheila Polk; Jon Smith; Terry Goddard; Fidelis V. Garcia; Gale Garriott; Melvin R. Bowers Jr., Defendants-Appellees. Arizona Contractors Association, Inc.; Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform Inc.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Arizona Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association; Associated Minority Contractors of America; Arizona Roofing Contractors Association; National Roofing Contractors Association; Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association, Plaintiffs, and, Wake Up Arizona! Inc.; Valle Del Sol Inc.; Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.; Somos America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Criss Candelaria; Ed Rheinheimer; Terrence Haner; Daisy Flores; Kenny Angle; Derek D. Rapier; Martin Brannan; Andrew P. Thomas; Matthew J. Smith; James Currier; Barbara Lawall James P. Walsh; George Silva; Sheila Polk; Jon Smith; Terry Goddard; Fidelis V. Garcia; Gale Garriott; Melvin R. Bowers Jr., Defendants-Appellees. Arizona Contractors Association, Inc.; Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform Inc.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Arizona Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association; Associated Minority Contractors of America; Arizona Roofing Contractors Association; National Roofing Contractors Association; Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association, Plaintiffs, Valle Del Sol Inc.; Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.; Somos America, Plaintiffs, and Wake Up Arizona! Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Criss Candelaria; Ed Rheinheimer; Terrence Haner; Daisy Flores; Kenny Angle; Derek D. Rapier; Martin Brannan; Andrew P. Thomas; Matthew J. Smith; James Currier; Barbara Lawall James P. Walsh; George Silva; Sheila Polk; Jon Smith; Terry Goddard; Fidelis V. Garcia; Gale Garriott; Melvin R. Bowers Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Weissglass, San Francisco, CA, attorney for plaintiffs/appellants.

Mary O'Grady, Phoenix, AZ, for the State defendants/appellees.

Roger W. Hall, Buckley King, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant/appellees, Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Navajo, Santa Cruz, and Yavapai Counties.

Daniel Jurkowitz, Tucson, AZ, for defendant/appellee, Pima County.

Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, JOHN M. WALKER, JR., and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

This case is a facial challenge to an Arizona state law, enacted in 2007 and aimed at illegal immigration, that reflects rising frustration with the United States Congress's failure to enact comprehensive immigration reform. The Arizona law, called the Legal Arizona Workers Act, targets employers who hire illegal aliens, and its principal sanction is the revocation of state licenses to do business in Arizona. It has yet to be enforced against...

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