\nMay 26, 2026 11:24 AM, EDT
\n | Updated: May 26, 2026 11:48 AM, EDT<\/p>\n
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\nThe Supreme Court declined to let Florida sue California and Washington over licensing policies, refusing to hear the case without explanation.Florida argued the two states made it too easy for undocumented immigrants to obtain commercial licenses, while those states denied wrongdoing and called the claims unfounded or political. With the court stepping aside (despite two dissents), the broader conflict over driver licensing standards and interstate impacts remains unsettled. <\/p>\n
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to let Florida file an unusual lawsuit that accused California and Washington of making it too easy for undocumented immigrants to get commercial driver licenses.<\/p>\n
Giving no explanation, the justices on May 26 rejected Florida\u2019s bid to sue its fellow states directly in the Supreme Court, as states can do under some circumstances to protect their sovereign interests. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, saying they would have granted Florida\u2019s motion to file the complaint.\u00a0\n \t \t\t<\/p>\n
Florida argued unsuccessfully that California and Washington were failing to verify the immigration status of license applicants and require them to show English proficiency<\/a>, as required under federal law. Florida claimed it was having to implement \u201ca flurry of costly preventive measures\u201d to keep its roads safe.<\/p>\n California said the lawsuit was based on the \u201cunfounded assumption\u201d that the state doesn\u2019t verify legal presence and test for English proficiency. Washington called the suit \u201ca political stunt, not a real claim,\u201d pointing to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier\u2019s\u00a0announcement\u00a0of the case on Sean Hannity\u2019s show on Fox News.\n \t\t<\/p>\n