From SPLC: A mother whose daughters were hit with pepper spray by a police officer at their school in Birmingham, Ala., joined the SPLC and a coalition of advocacy groups today to present the city council and Mayor William Bell with a petition signed by more than 25,000 people urging…
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From In These Times: It’s not often that human rights and business profits line up on the same side of a political debate, but Alabama is a special place. The Cotton State was not only ground zero for some of the worst abuses under Jim Crow; it was also the…
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From Montgomery Advertiser: U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction Monday afternoon against a part of the law that forbids state and local agencies from engaging in “business transactions” with undocumented immigrants. He found that a lawsuit challenging that part of the law — Section 30 —…
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The Supreme Court granted cert this morning in United States v. Arizona. Here is the order: ARIZONA, ET AL. V. UNITED STATES The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Justice Kagan has recused herself, leaving…
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From Montgomery Advertiser: Law enforcement agencies in Alabama began receiving letters Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Justice cautioning them not to infringe on people’s constitutional rights when enforcing the state’s immigration law. The letter, signed by Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez, is being sent to all sheriff’s offices…
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From Immigration Prof Blog: CNN reports that the U.S. government filed its brief in the Eleventh Circuit in its challenge to the Alabama immigration law. “The brief asks the appeals court to block six parts of the Alabama law, including a provision requiring police to check immigration status during traffic…
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From Colorlines: For most undocumented immigrants today, Alabama is a place to flee from, not to flock to. Not so for a dozen immigrant youth and a small contingent of parents, all of them undocumented, who’ve arrived in Alabama to tell their stories at an action planned this afternoon in…
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