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9th Cir. Hears Arguments on AZ Immigraton Bill

By Jeralyn, Section Civil Liberties
Posted on Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 08:19:00 AM EST
Tags: immigrants rights; Arizona SB 1070 (all tags)
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Arizona's radical immigration bill will be front and center at oral arguments today.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will hear Arizona's appeal of a lower-court ruling that blocked the most-contested provisions of the law from taking effect. The law, signed in April by Gov. Jan Brewer ®, empowers police to question people whom they have a "reasonable suspicion" of being in the country illegally.

The Associated Press has more.

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