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Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Illegal Immigration Law -- For Now

Published August 29, 2011
| Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge in Birmingham has temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration.


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Published: Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 12:13 pm


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge in Birmingham has temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Blackburn's order issued Monday means the law won't take effect as scheduled on Thursday.

Blackburn didn't address whether the law is constitutional. Instead, she says she needs more time to consider lawsuits filed by the Justice Department, private groups and individuals that claim the state is overstepping its bounds with the law.

The judge says she will issue a longer ruling by Sept. 28.

Both supporters and opponents say Alabama's law is the nation's toughest against illegal immigration. Among other things, it would require schools to verify the citizenship status of students. Officials say it wouldn't prevent illegal immigrants from attending public schools.


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Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Illegal Immigration Law -- For Now



BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge in Birmingham has temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Blackburn's order issued Monday means the law won't take effect as scheduled on Thursday.

Blackburn didn't address whether the law is constitutional. Instead, she says she needs more time to consider lawsuits filed by the Justice Department, private groups and individuals that claim the state is overstepping its bounds with the law.

The judge says she will issue a longer ruling by Sept. 28.

Both supporters and opponents say Alabama's law is the nation's toughest against illegal immigration. Among other things, it would require schools to verify the citizenship status of students. Officials say it wouldn't prevent illegal immigrants from attending public schools.


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Judge: Immigration law will not take effect Sept. 1
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 1:51 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 29, 2011 2:22 PM CDT

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WAFF) - A federal judge put Alabama's new immigration law on hold for at least a month.

Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn issued a ruling Monday afternoon that the new law cannot be enforced until at least September 29th.

[Click here to read order (PDF)]

The judge says Monday's ruling in no way deals with the merits of the motions filed seeking to keep the tough new immigration law from taking effect on September 1st.

The temporary injunction will remain in effect until September 29th or until the court enters its rulings.

"I look forward to the Judge ruling on the merits. We have long needed a tough law against illegal immigration in this state, and we now have one" said Governor Robert Bentley. "I will continue to fight at every turn to defend this law against any and all challenges."

Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) commended Judge Blackburn for taking more time to review the law.

"Judge Blackburn clearly understands the complexity of this issue and we are encouraged by her willingness to carefully examine all aspects of the case prior to ruling," said Marsh. "We also appreciate Attorney General Luther Strange's commitment to upholding state law and applaud his leadership in this case."

House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) also applauded the judge's approach to reviewing this law.

"I'm pleased Alabama is one step closer to having a law that addresses this growing problem. This is not an easy issue to adjudicate and I appreciate Judge Blackburn's willingness to take the appropriate time to review the law," said Hubbard. "I am also grateful for the dedication of Attorney General Luther Strange and his team for their tireless efforts in this case to defend state law."

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Anyone surprised?

Federal judge blocks Ala. illegal immigration law
By JAY REEVES
Associated Press
Aug 29, 4:00 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration, ruling Monday that she needed more time to decide whether the law opposed by the Obama administration, church leaders and immigrant-rights groups is constitutional.

The brief order by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Blackburn means the law - which opponents and supporters alike have called the toughest in the nation - won't take effect as scheduled on Thursday. The ruling was cheered both by Republican leaders who were pleased the judge didn't gut the law and by opponents who compare it to old Jim Crow-era statutes against racial integration.

Blackburn didn't address whether the law is constitutional, and she could still let all or parts of the law take effect later. Instead, she said she needed more time to consider lawsuits filed by the Justice Department, private groups and individuals that claim the state is overstepping its bounds.

The judge said she will issue a longer ruling by Sept. 28, and her temporary order will remain in effect until the day after. She heard arguments from the Justice Department and others during a daylong hearing last week.

Similar laws have been passed in Arizona, Utah, Indiana and Georgia. Federal judges already have blocked all or parts of the laws in those states.

Among other things, the law would require schools to verify the citizenship status of students, but it wouldn't prevent illegal immigrants from attending public schools.

The law also would make it a crime to knowingly assist an illegal immigrant by providing them a ride, a job, a place to live or most anything else - a section that church leaders fear would hamper public assistance ministries. It also would allow police to jail suspected illegal immigrants during traffic stops.

Finding a way to curtail public spending that benefits illegal immigrants has been a pet project of Alabama conservatives for years. Census figures released earlier this year show the state's Hispanic population more than doubled over a decade to 185,602 last year, and supporters of the law contend many of them are in the country illegally.

Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, which is among the groups that sued over the law, hopes Blackburn will block it entirely but was happy with the temporary reprieve.

"We are pleased that Judge Blackburn is taking more time to study the case," she said.

Republican Gov. Robert Bentley said he would continue to defend the law, and GOP leaders in the House and Senate praised Blackburn - a Republican appointee - for taking time to fully consider the law.

"We must remember that today's ruling is simply the first round in what promises to be a long judicial fight over Alabama's right to protect its borders," said House Majority Leader Micky Hammon of Decatur. "To put it in sports terms, it is the first half-inning of the first game of a seven-game World Series."

While the Obama administration contends the state law conflicts with federal immigration law, state Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, contends the federal government isn't doing its job enforcing immigration laws. Beason said that he spent years researching immigration law to help write the 70-plus page law, and that it's unrealistic to expect a judge to go through it all in a few days.

"You just can't do that," he said.

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Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal

Anyone surprised?

Not one bit! Another judicial activist at work. Our judiciary is some of the worst enablers in this country for illegal invaders.

Sharon Lovelace Blackburn is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. She joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Prior to appointment, Blackburn was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.[1] Early life and education

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Blackburn graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa with her Bachelor's degree in 1973 and later from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law with her Juris Doctor degree in 1977. [1]

Professional career
Blackburn was a law clerk for former Alabama Supreme Court Justice, J. O. Sentell, in 1977 and then clerked for the Honorable Robert Varner in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama until 1978. In 1979, Blackburn was a Staff Attorney for Birmingham Legal Services. Blackburn was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney's Office from 1979 to 1991; serving in the Civil division from 1979 to 1985, and then in the Criminal Prosecutions division until 1991. [1]

Judicial career
Northern District of Alabama
Blackburn was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama by President George H.W. Bush on April 11, 1991 to a new judgeship created by 104 Stat. 5089, which was approved by Congress. Blackburn was confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 1991 on a Senate vote and received commission on May 30, 1991.[2] Blackburn has been Chief Judge of the Court since 2006.[1]

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