By Ben Giles, Hank Stephenson & Luige del Puerto | Arizona Capitol Times
Republican leaders in both chambers of the Arizona Legislature are pushing legislation to pay for the legal fees of current and former lawmakers whose memos and letters have been subpoenaed by opponents of SB 1070.
Opponents of the immigration law are seeking documents they believe will show evidence of racial bias on the part of lawmakers who voted in favor of the legislation in 2010.
Roughly 21 current and former lawmakers, including former senators Ron Gould and Russell Pearce, have been subpoenaed by the American Civil Liberties Union in Atlanta.
The ACLU is among the groups challenging SB 1070 in federal court and claiming in Valle Del Sol v. Whiting that the Arizona law invites racial profiling.
The ACLU of Arizona could not immediately be reached for comment.
