Judge dismisses parts of 1 immigration challenge

Posted: 5:46 PM
By: Associated Press

PHOENIX - A federal judge on Friday dismissed parts of one of the remaining five lawsuits that challenge Arizona's new immigration law.

But the ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton also keeps alive other claims in the lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups.

The ruling on Friday doesn't affect Bolton's July decision in a separate lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department that put parts of the law on hold.

Two of the seven challenges to the law have been dismissed in their entirety.

The partial dismissal of the civil rights groups' lawsuit was requested by Gov. Jan Brewer, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and Pinal County Attorney James Walsh.

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