U.S. Court Won't Block Ariz. Immigrant Law

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U.S. Court Won't Block Ariz. Immigrant Law


Wednesday August 10, 2005 3:01 AM

By PAUL DAVENPORT

Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) - A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to block part
of an Arizona law that denies some public benefits to illegal
immigrants, saying the plaintiffs had no right to sue.

The voter-approved law appeared on Arizona's November election ballot.
The portion at issue bars illegal immigrants from getting certain
public benefits and makes it a crime for public employees to fail to
report undocumented immigrants who seek the benefits.

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The plaintiffs had asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court to rule that U.S.
District Judge David Bury had abused his discretion when he refused to
grant a preliminary injunction to stop the law from going into effect
until after a trial is held to determine its constitutionality.

The appeals court panel denied their request, saying the plaintiffs
had not demonstrated they were hurt by the law.

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