Federal appeals court upholds injunction blocking Arizona immigration law

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Federal appeals court upholds injunction blocking Arizona immigration law

By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times
April 11, 2011

A three-judge appeals panel, in a ruling released on Monday, held that a federal judge did not abuse her authority when she blocked provisions of the Arizona law that targeted illegal immigration.

The panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a request by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who asked the jurists to lift an injunction imposed by U.S. District Judge Judge Susan Bolton the day before the law was to go into effect on July 29.

Among the controversial aspects of the law was a requirement that local police check the immigration status of anyone they detain during an investigation.

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The Obama administration's Justice Department sued to block the law from going into effect. It argued that the federal government had the responsibility for immigration law, and the appellate panel agreed in the ruling released on Monday.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-arizona-immigration-20110412,0,7133211.story