By Kent Jackson, Staff Writer

Hazleton won a second chance to defend its immigration law, courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia to reconsider Hazleton's law, which was struck down in 2007.

"It's a do-over in the Third Circuit," said Kris Kobach, the attorney for Hazleton. "We re-brief it, re-argue it and have a helpful Supreme Court decision in our hip pocket."

Kobach referred to a decision on May 26 in a case about an Arizona law.

In the Arizona case, known as U.S. Chamber of Commerce versus Whiting, the Supreme Court upheld a law revoking the business licenses for companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

Hazleton's law, which was enacted in 2006 but never took effect because of the court challenge, contains nearly the same employment provisions as Arizona's law.

The Arizona decision, Kobach said, "put Hazleton on very strong ground" for the employment provision.

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