The court allowed a fourth section, the troubling "papers please" provision, to go into effect, but it left the door wide open for further legal scrutiny.
"If the next minimum wage goes into effect the bottom line will be, my door will be closed, " said Harriet Cane, who owns a small restaurant and coffee shop in Marietta, Ga.
Many developers were concerned that this decision could lead to a chilling effect on the production of software, opening the door to a torrent of lawsuits - affecting firms of all sizes.