Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for drivers' licenses issued to undocumented immigrants
The Supreme Court has dismissed Florida's lawsuit against California and Washington regarding driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants. The case arose after a fatal crash involving a truck driver from India, which Florida claims was unlicensed. The court's decision was made without comment, and some justices expressed a desire to hear the case.
- ▪Florida's lawsuit claimed that California and Washington issued commercial truck driver licenses to individuals without legal status.
- ▪The lawsuit followed a crash that resulted in three fatalities, allegedly involving an unlicensed driver from India.
- ▪The Supreme Court declined to hear the case, with Justice Clarence Thomas expressing interest in reviewing it.
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Supreme CourtSupreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for drivers' licenses issued to undocumented immigrantsThe politically tinged lawsuit arose after a high-profile crash in Florida last year involving a commercial truck driver from India, in which three people died.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Harjinder Singh is escorted onto an airplane by Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and law enforcement on Aug. 21 in Stockton, Calif. Benjamin Fanjoy / AP fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 26, 2026, 9:45 AM EDTBy Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a long-shot lawsuit in which Florida sought to sue the states of California and Washington for allegedly allowing people who entered the country illegally to obtain commercial truck driver…
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