Political Pulse

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld much of
an injunction against Oklahoma’s tough anti-illegal immigration law
but says a portion of the 2007 legislation is enforceable now.
A panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says a lower
court was largely correct in stopping enforcement of the law.
However, its split decision says the state can force businesses to
cross-check employee names against a federal database of eligible
workers.
The court said the U.S. and state Chambers of Commerce had
standing to file its lawsuit, which can go on. The panel also
granted the attorney general some immunity from the lawsuit.