Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants
The justices declined to hear the case, leaving California and Washington’s licensing rules unchanged while the related Florida criminal case continues.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington state over commercial driver licenses issued to truckers without English proficiency and lacking authorization to be in the United States.
- A fatal crash in Florida last year involving driver Harjinder Singh prompted the dispute after Singh, from India, caused an accident killing three people while carrying valid commercial driver's licenses from both California and Washington state.
- Singh held valid CDLs from both states despite his immigration status, while Florida sought a ruling that states lack authority to issue such licenses to non-citizens or legal permanent residents.
- Florida's loss preserves California and Washington's authority to set their own CDL standards, though Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, signaling disagreement over whether the court must hear original state-versus-state cases.
- California and Washington's licensing approach now stands unchallenged, reflecting deepening state-level tension between immigration-restrictive Republican-led Florida and Western states led by Democrats, as federal courts simultaneously block Trump administration restrictions on immigrant CDL eligibility.
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Clarence Thomas Weighs in on Illegal Alien Driver's Licenses
When the Supreme Court refused to allow Florida to file a complaint against California and Washington for extending driver’s licenses to illegal aliens who cannot read English signs, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas took his colleagues to task. “I respectfully dissent from the court’s denial of Florida’s motion because we cannot refuse to hear suits between states,” Thomas wrote in a dissent joined by Associate Justice Samuel Alito. Thomas reco…
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to deal with 'disturbing phenomenon of illegal-alien truck drivers causing fatal accidents,' Clarence Thomas erupts * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Fatal truck accident Aug. 12, 2025, in St. Lucie County, Florida, with an illegal immigrant driver at the wheel One of the duties assigned to the Supreme Court by the Constitution is to hear disputes between states. It’s the court of original jurisdiction in those cases because there literally is no other forum in which states can challenge each others’ actions. But this Supreme Court has said no. It now leaves Florida with a problem for which t…
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SCOTUS Tosses Florida's Suit Against California, Washington
Florida just hit a dead end at the nation's highest court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to let Florida sue California and Washington over their policies allowing certain undocumented immigrants to obtain commercial driver's licenses, a case that grew out of an August 2025 crash in Florida that killed...
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