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OMAHA, Neb. - A judge said Wednesday she's not sure whether lawsuits challenging a Nebraska city's ban on hiring and renting to illegal immigrants should be heard in federal or state court, delaying any ruling on blocking the voter-approved ordinance. ...

Todays federal court ruling against key provisions of S.B. 1070 is a victory for those seeking federal comprehensive immigration reform. The provisions blocked include those: ...

The US government on Wednesday welcomed a federal court's decision to block key elements of a controversial immigration law in Arizona, dpa reported. The court decision "correctly affirms the federal government's responsibilities in enforcing our ...

(CBS) The judge didn't strike down the entire law. So what does it mean? U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton struck down every section the Obama administration cared about: a complete victory says CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford. She has ...

in Phoenix shortly before portions of Arizona's new immigration law, SB1070, were blocked by a federal judge. Joe Arpaio has been a famous hardliner on immigration for years. And on Wednesday, the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, had scheduled an ...

A judge has blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law, hours before it was to take effect in the US. ...

Not every Republican is pushing for an Arizona-style immigration law in Florida. In an e-mail chat with former U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez , the one-timeBush appointee said this about the law that empowers local police to become de facto ...

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A judge said Wednesday she's not sure whether lawsuits challenging a Nebraska city's ban on hiring and renting to illegal immigrants should be heard in federal or state court, delaying any ruling on blocking the voter-approved ordinance. U.S. District ...

PHOENIX A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial elements of Arizona's new immigration law, thrilling the law's opponents, dismaying its advocates and setting the stage for more legal battles in the future. "We would have liked to ...

Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Patricia Espinosa called Wednesday's decision on Arizona's immigration law "a step in the right direction." A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the most controversial parts of the law from going into effect. The sections ...

New Mexico's long-established Latino population is the largest, proportionally, of any state and one of the most influential While one state attempts to introduce tough new law enforcement measures which critics condemn as unconstitutional and opening ...

A federal judge ruled in Phoenix on Wednesday that several sections of Arizona's controversial immigration law cannot take effect on Thursday, at least until the courts have a chance to hear the full case.Four parts of Senate Bill 1070's more than a ...

Demonstrators protest against Arizona's controversial immigration law. [Reuters] Kim Landers, North America correspondent A United States judge has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's new immigration laws, aimed at cracking down on ...

Demonstrators hold a banner as they protest against Arizona's controversial Senate Bill 1070 immigration law outside the U.S. District Court in Phoenix July 22, 2010. Joshua Lott / Reuters When the Democrats roared to victory in the House of ...

(Washington, DC) A ruling by a US district court in Arizona on July 28, 2010, will temporarily block enforcement of the most problematic provisions of Arizonas recent law targeting immigrants, Human Rights Watch said today. Under the temporary ...

PHOENIX - Supporters of Arizona's controversial illegal immigration law vowed a long legal fight to enforce it after a federal judge blocked key provisions of the legislation that ignited a national furor. Hours before the law was to take effect, U.S. ...

A US federal Judge has blocked part of the controversial Arizona immigration law that would have allowed the police to check the immigration status of individuals in the US state. Joseph Nevins, an associate professor of geography at Vassar College said ...

A judge has blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law from taking effect today, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown. ...

A U.S. judge in the southwestern state of Arizona has blocked the most controversial provisions of a new immigration law, one day before the measure was to go into effect. The federal judge Wednesday blocked the part of the law that required police ...