COURT ISSUES DECISION ON CIVIL RIGHTS COALITION LAWSUIT AGAINST ARIZONA SB 1070

 
As readers of ImmigrationProf well know, the district court in Arizona in United States v. Arizona enjoined critical immigration provisions of Arizona’s SB 1070 in July in the action brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. government.  Late Friday, Plaintiffs in Friendly House et. al. v. Whiting et al., won an important legal victory in their constitutional challenge to SB 1070, Arizona’s racial profiling law. Among other things, the Court found that the plaintiffs’ claim that “Racial discrimination was a motivating factor for [S.B.] 1070’s enactment” establishes a valid constitutional challenge to the law. This decision was filed in response to the defendants’ motions to dismiss the case and the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction.

The order is here Download Bolton Order on Mot to Dismiss.

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