Thread: A.G. Goddard withdraws as lawyer in AZ. immigration suits

Goddard withdraws as lawyer in immigration suits

by Ginger Rough -
June 18, 2010 03:35 PM
The Arizona Republic

Attorney General Terry Goddard has decided not to represent the state in any lawsuits related to Senate Bill 1070, Arizona's tough new immigration law.

Goddard sent a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday, formally recusing himself from the state's defense team.

The attorney general's letter to Gov. Brewer

In the letter and a subsequent press release, he said his decision was based on the desire to avoid a "costly and distracting fight" over the issue of legal representation.

Goddard is referring to an ongoing spat between him and Brewer over who is best suited to represent the state in the suits.

The governor sent a letter to Goddard on Monday, formally asking him to step aside, saying his previously state opposition to the immigration bill gave him a conflict of interest in the case.

She has already hired outside counsel from the Phoenix law firm Snell & Wilmer to defend her in the suits. She is named as a defendant in four of the five cases.

Goddard, meanwhile, had maintained that the governor's move to remove him from the defense was an infringement on his rights as attorney general.

But he hinted in an interview with The Republic earlier this week that he might step aside anyway, saying that Brewer was making it impossible for the state to mount a cooperative defense.

Goddard reiterated that stance on Friday, and said his decision was based primarily on the letter Brewer sent him on Monday.

"It is unfortunate that you have chosen to reject that cooperative effort and seek to score partisan political points by threatening to challenge my authority as Attorney General to defend our State in court," Goddard wrote.

The governor's office said Friday that Brewer was "pleased that the Attorney General has changed his position again and recognized that he has a conflict in defending SB 1070."

The ongoing verbal jarring could be a preview of this fall's general election for governor. Brewer, a Republican who is seeking her first full-term in the state's highest elected office, appears to be leading her GOP challengers in the Republican primary, according to recent polling.

Goddard, a Democrat, is running unopposed, and is considered the presumptive Democratic nominee for office.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/ ... nding.html

It's a good thing Goddard is stepping aside. He supports illegal alien amnesty and open borders anyway.....

i saw him a few days ago in person... i looked at him , and he saw me ... he had a beaten down look to him ... i thought about saying something to him , but then i thought best not to ... and he just wandred off ....

In the letter and a subsequent press release, he said his decision was based on the desire to avoid a "costly and distracting fight" over the issue of legal representation.
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Costly??? i throw the BS flag on this one cuz im sure it will save taxpayers more in the long run and be ruled as an okay law by the supreme court

He just doesnt want to alienate the elite globalists who are destroying the U S...

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Arizona's AG refuses to defend SB1070
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-203276.html

Governor Brewer wanted him to step aside because he opposed SB 1070, so this is a good thing.

This was a comment I found under the article that mentioned a new defense fund request by the Governor. I went and made a donation at her site.


**As you know....Governor Brewer and Arizona are facing at "least' 6 lawsuits to try to stop SB-1070, the new law against illegals (including the lawsuit by Obama and Holder).

As you know....If Arizona wins, the entire country wins---as EVERY state will be able to pass the same laws.

And, if Arizona loses, the entire country loses--as our country will continue to be invaded/destroyed by illegals.

Gov Brewer and Arizona cannot let the Attorney General of Arizona defend the laws---as he is a loony left liberal Democrat, who has spoken out publicly against Arizona's immigration laws MANY times.

Therefore, please do your part to help/support Arizona---so that WE as US citizens, can win this battle over illegals.

PLEASE make a donation to Gov Brewer's/Arizona's legal defense fund through the site below---and pass on the link for the legal defense fund to as many people as possible.

www.keepazsafe.com


When Gov Brewer was on the Greta Show on Fox News discussing the new legal defense fund......

She said......We don't need 25 people to give a million dollars.....We just need one million people to give $25 dollars




Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ ... ly20409960#ixzz0rFz9tAFF

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Arizona's AG refuses to defend SB1070

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