Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Florida Suit Over State CDLs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a lawsuit filed by the state of Florida against California and Washington, ending a legal challenge that sought to hold the two states accountable for issuing commercial driver licenses to individuals who are not authorized to be in the United States and who lack English proficiency. The court’s unsigned order offered no reasoning for the denial.

The case originated from a fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike in August 2025. Authorities say a truck driver, Harjinder Singh, attempted an illegal U-turn, blocking traffic and causing a collision that killed three people in a minivan. Singh, who is from India, held valid commercial licenses from both California and Washington at the time of the crash. Florida officials alleged Singh did not have legal immigration status and that post-crash federal testing found he could not correctly answer most verbal questions and identified only one of four highway signs.

Florida filed its complaint directly with the Supreme Court under its original jurisdiction, a rare procedure for disputes between states. The state argued that California and Washington were defying federal immigration law and...