Thread: Arizona immigration law costs $77K to defend so far

Arizona immigration law costs $77K to defend so far

Paul Davenport -
July 16, 2010 01:34 PM
Associated Press

The state is paying approximately $77,000 to private lawyers for the first 12 days of work defending Arizona's new immigration enforcement law.

An invoice obtained Friday by The Associated Press through a public records request says attorneys for a Phoenix law firm billed for 240.8 hours of work from May 20-30.

Brewer refused to allow Attorney General Terry Goddard participate in the state's defense of the law. Instead, she invoked a provision of the law that allowed her to hire private lawyers.

The governor set up a fund for donations to pay for the legal work, and Brewer's office reports that it had received contributions more than $1.2 million by Thursday.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/ ... 16-ON.html

The state is paying approximately $77,000 to private lawyers for the first 12 days of work defending Arizona's new immigration enforcement law.

The governor set up a fund for donations to pay for the legal work, and Brewer's office reports that it had received contributions more than $1.2 million by Thursday.

So they have over 180 days of litigation covered by donations to the fund, won't all the cases be resolved by then? If Arizona does prevail for a cost of only $1.2 million, it will be the deal of the century since illegals cost us about $320 billion a year!!

Originally Posted by Bowman

The state is paying approximately $77,000 to private lawyers for the first 12 days of work defending Arizona's new immigration enforcement law.

The governor set up a fund for donations to pay for the legal work, and Brewer's office reports that it had received contributions more than $1.2 million by Thursday.

So they have over 180 days of litigation covered by donations to the fund, won't all the cases be resolved by then? If Arizona does prevail for a cost of only $1.2 million, it will be the deal of the century since illegals cost us about $320 billion a year!!

If this goes to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if it is constitutional it will drag out for years

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by Bowman

The state is paying approximately $77,000 to private lawyers for the first 12 days of work defending Arizona's new immigration enforcement law.

The governor set up a fund for donations to pay for the legal work, and Brewer's office reports that it had received contributions more than $1.2 million by Thursday.

So they have over 180 days of litigation covered by donations to the fund, won't all the cases be resolved by then? If Arizona does prevail for a cost of only $1.2 million, it will be the deal of the century since illegals cost us about $320 billion a year!!

If this goes to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if it is constitutional it will drag out for years

neither we nor the polticans have years ... 14 million unemployed americans , and more are joining them ...

make that 14 million and two as of now. A friend of mine just called asking if I have a job available for him. He and his Son work for a local fire supression installation compony and they have been given three paychecks that they have been told to not cash yet as the company is having financial difficulties. They are working on a City of Phoenix contract at the airport installing new fire systems so I don't know if the city just hasn't paid the contractor (my friends employer) or if the employer himself is being paid but having financial issues. Either way three weeks with no pay ain't good for anybody. What is the point of giving your employee a check but telling them you can't cash it? Anybody know why they would do that versus just not giving them a check? I can only assume its so they can at least pay the mandatory payroll taxes. Hold on folks, this economy is only going to get worse!