By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star
Saying a trial judge got it wrong, immigrant rights groups are asking a federal appeals court to overturn her ruling that upheld the controversial “papers please” provision of SB 1070.
Attorney Jorge Castillo of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education fund said Monday the ruling by Judge Susan Bolton last month was based on “a technicality.” Castillo said he believes the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will see the issue in a different light.