Aug 9, 4:57 PM EDT

Cave Creek day labor law permanently barred

PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge has made permanent her order blocking a law in the Phoenix suburb of Cave Creek that barred people from standing on public streets and soliciting employment from occupants of cars.

U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver's order on Friday comes two months after she temporarily blocked the law on constitutional grounds.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund sued the town in March, claiming the law violated free speech rights.

The Town Council revoked the ordinance after Silver's ruling.
Mayor Vincent Francia says the Council may propose other action targeting illegal immigrant day laborers. But he says that free speech is vitally important to the country, so he didn't mind losing the case.

Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

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