By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services | Arizona Daily Star
Attorneys for Gov. Jan Brewer will get a chance to argue that Arizona should be allowed to enforce a law aimed at those who harbor illegal immigrants.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled an April 2 hearing to decide whether to overturn a trial judge’s conclusion last year that the law, a provision of the controversial SB 1070, is illegal. Brewer contends U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton got it wrong.
Brewer is trying to salvage some parts of the 2010 law, which has been picked apart by federal courts.
In a ruling last year, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated three sections of the statute.
The justices did agree to let the state require police to ask suspected illegal immigrants for proof of their legal status. But even there, the justices warned they might revisit the issue if there is evidence it is being enforced in a discriminatory manner.
Another provision aimed at day laborers also is on hold awaiting a decision from the appellate court.
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