Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of SB 1070

Strike two!

A federal appeals court has upheld the decision of a federal judge that blocked provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law.

According to the Los Angeles Times:

The panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a request by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who asked the jurists to lift an injunction imposed by U.S. District Judge Judge Susan Bolton the day before the law was to go into effect on July 29.

Governor Jan Brewer didn’t take too well to Judge Bolton’s injunction, so she took her case to the appeals court, where the law didn’t fare any better.

“We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion” by enjoining key sections of the law, adding: “Therefore, we affirm the district court’s preliminary injunction order.“

Specifically, the appeals judges upheld Bolton’s injunction of these provisions of the law:

• the requirement that authorities examine immigration status of those they detain
• the provision requiring immigrants to carry identification papers that would establish their legal residency
• the provision that made it illegal for people to seek work in public places without proper documents

There’s no word if Brewer plans to take her case one notch higher, to the Supreme Court.

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