A judge on Friday dismissed parts of the federal government's challenge to Arizona's new immigration law.
But U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton's ruling didn't have any effect on the portions of the law that she prevented from taking effect.
Bolton denied Gov. Jan Brewer's request to dismiss the challenge of the law's most controversial sections.
But Bolton dismissed the remainder of the federal challenge. The remainder of the law is now in effect.
An appeals court is considering Brewer's appeal of the ruling that blocked parts of the law.
The blocked sections include a requirement that local police, while enforcing other laws, question the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally.
rrjenn posted at 8:29 am on Fri, Dec 17, 2010.
And you won Dale? An anti-American at heart you are. This thing is spreading like wildfire across the country and Dale thinks he won lol
SunWorshiper posted at 9:41 am on Sat, Dec 11, 2010.
I don't consider myself "slow" but, geez, couldn't there be a few specifics in this article to give a hint at just what was dismissed??
Each paragraph includes nothing but generalities: parts of Fed challenge'; portions of the law; most controversial; blocked parts of the law; while enforcing other laws.
Just WHAT was dismissed??
Dale Whiting posted at 9:24 am on Sat, Dec 11, 2010.
This is nothing new. When Bolton found four or five provisions of SB1070 to be unconstitutional, those got blocked. Now she is dismissing the remaining challenges, now and forever, seeing no reasons why they cannot be put into effect. However, SB1070 has been gutted of its most infringing provisions, those which are clearly pre-empted by the US Constitution and promulgated Federal Law.
Let's face the facts, guys. Brewer won, not this law suit, but the election. She TKO'd Buz Miller without even having to put on her boxing gloves. All she had to do was sign her name to SB1070, perhaps the most unconstitutional piece of legislation to come out of the halls of West Washington Street in our life times. This is nothing to celebrate.[sad]