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Circuit Court denies injunction of E-Verify rule
September 11, 2009 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
The 4th Circuit denied a motion to enjoin implementation of the Department of Homeland Security's new rule requiring federal contractors to use E-Verify as a means of ensuring that employees and new hires are authorized to work in the United States. Chamber of Commerce v. Napolitano (4th Cir 09/09/2009)
The plaintiffs had applied to the 4th Circuit for an injunction pending appeal, and the court denied the motion without explanation.
On August 26 a district court turned down several arguments that the new rule was unlawful, and granted summary judgment for the DHS Secretary. Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Napolitano (D. Md. 08/26/2009). [Read more about this]
The new rule went into effect September 8.
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