Oral Arguments in United States v. Arizona to be Televised Live on C-SPAN

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has announced that oral arguments in USA v. State of Arizona, Case No. 10-16645, will be heard by a three judge panel on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 9 a.m. (PST) at the James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco. The case involves the constitutionality of Arizona Senate Bill 1070. The U.S. government, arguing that SB 1070 was preempted by federal statutes, sought a preliminary injunction to block enactment of the law. The preliminary injunction was granted in part and denied in part by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The State of Arizona and its governor have appealed.

As we previously reported, C-SPAN will televise the argument.  The panel has given consent for live broadcast of the proceeding, which is scheduled to air on C-SPAN Channel 1, beginning at 9 a.m. (PST). C-SPAN will provide an audio/video feed to other media as part of a pool arrangement.

KJ