Thread: Feds oppose Arizona Legislature's bid to defend law

Feds oppose Arizona Legislature's bid to defend law

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The Associated Press Arizona Daily Star
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2011 7:28 am


The U.S. Justice Department has asked a judge to reject a request by the Arizona Legislature to become a party in the federal government's challenge to the state's immigration enforcement law.

Justice Department lawyers tell U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton in court filings that letting the Legislature become a party would prolong the case and that state lawyers are already adequately representing the state's interests.

Last month, the conservative public interest group Judicial Watch made a court filing on behalf of the Legislature in which it asked that lawmakers be made a party to the lawsuit.

The most controversial sections of the law were put on hold by Bolton.
Gov. Jan Brewer appealed that ruling.
Brewer filed a countersuit against the federal government for failing to control the Arizona-Mexico border.

http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-reg ... 002e0.html

"Feds" my American butt! More like "Federalies" (mexican police)!