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Monday, December 26, 2011
Ind. Law - A second challenge to Indiana's 2011 immigration law filed last week in federal court
This time it was in the ND Indiana. Readers will remember that the suit filed immediately after the end of the 2011 session in the SD Indiana challenging SEA 590, leading federal Judge Barker to issue a preliminary injunction on June 24, 2011.
Here are two stories about last week's suit:
"Group challenges Indiana immigration law in federal court " in the Gary Post-Tribune, reported by Teresa Auch Schultz.
"E.C. nonprofit sues state, local officials over immigration law,"in the NWI Times, reported by Marisa Kwiatkowski. It begins:
HAMMOND | An East Chicago-based organization has issued a second legal challenge to Indiana's new immigration law, federal court records state.Union Benefica Mexicana filed a lawsuit Tuesday against state and region officials, claiming portions of Senate Bill 590 are unconstitutional. The bill, which passed earlier this year, requires most Indiana businesses to check the immigration status of new employees, forbids distributing state aid to illegal immigrants and prohibits local governments from refusing to abide by federal immigration law.
Earlier this year, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to challenge the legislation. That lawsuit still is pending.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, who was named in Union Benefica Mexicana's lawsuit, said his office will seek to postpone both federal lawsuits until after the U.S. Supreme Court considers the challenge to Arizona's immigration statute.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 26, 2011 10:41 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts