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Smackdown for Arizona Senator Russell Pearce – 9th Circuit bars friend of Neo-Nazis from SB-1070 arguments

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by nativist Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, that he has a “unique perspective” on SB 1070. Pearce, through his attorneys, said he wants a chance to convince the appellate judges that all provisions of the law are legal. Pearce wants to try to convince the appellate court

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DOJ lawsuit filed against Arizona & SB-1070 sets the stage for milestone ruling

Published on 2010/07/07 by in Uncategorized

As expected, The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit yesterday against Arizona’s darconian SB-1070, weeks before the law is scheduled to go into effect. SB 1070 “is pre-empted by federal law and therefore violates the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution,” legal papers filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix contend. The

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Mexico’s “Amicus Curiae” brief accepted by Judge Susan Bolton

Published on 2010/07/02 by in Uncategorized

Mexico gets to have a say in one of the lawsuits challenging Arizona’s immigration enforcement law. A US District Court Judge Susan Bolton on Thursday granted Mexico’s request to be allowed to file a legal brief supporting the challenges to Arizona’s draconian and controversial SB-1070. What this means is the Court will consider the amicus

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Arizona’s Jan Brewer – The politics of deception and gross ignorance

Published on 2010/06/26 by in Uncategorized

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer,with her severely limited community college education and intellect, accidental governorship, is engaging in more cheap political opportunism with her claim that “illegal immigrants are drug smugglers” During a debate June 15, Brewer lashed out at an opponents assertions that immigrants “just want to work”. “The majority of them, in my opinion

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