Police officer's suit against SB1070 dismissed

by KTAR Newsroom and Associated Press (September 1st, 2010 @ 7:48am)

PHOENIX -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a Tucson police officer who challenged Arizona's new immigration law.

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton says the lawsuit by Officer Martin Escobar alleged an injury that was based on speculation.

Escobar claimed he would be subject to civil liability for violating the rights of others in enforcing the law.

Gov. Jan Brewer's lawyers asked for the dismissal. "I am pleased with today's decision," Brewer said Tuesday. "I strongly believe that Arizona will ultimately prevail in all of these legal challenges. My defense of the rule of law will continue." Escobar expressed mixed feelings about the dismissal.

"I set out in this whole thing to get this law stopped. In a sense, it's already stopped. There's a preliminary injunction against it, so I'm happy for that... I'm a little bit bummed out about it, but I still feel good there's already an injunction in place."

Two of the seven challenges to the law have been dismissed.

Last month, Bolton put the law's most controversial elements on hold in a case filed by the U.S. Justice Department.

The other five lawsuits remain alive.


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    The Anti 1070 Crowd
    Patriot_(rhinobp@gmailcom)
    Feasted on nothing more than speculation.
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    Just the same redundant comments,
    eddie c
    Actually, the only suit that counts is the Federal Government's one, cause it's based on the unconstitutionality of SB1070. I want to read your comments after The Supreme Court finally strikes down this law. What are you gonna do then? Call for the dismissal of Chief Justice Roberts and all Associate Justices? Deportation for Justice SOTOMAYOR? Investigate all of them? Accuse them of dishonesty? Can't wait to read from You.
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    Must of been
    RubyDog
    doing something wrong all along and now he tried to cover his buttt and it didn't work. He needs a new carrer, may a suggest politics, since you already seem to have that dishonest gene thing going for you!!
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    BOOM!
    thisiscompletebullchit
    Blow out of the water! hahhahahaha, you idiots never learn. Now GET OUT! get out of the police force escodumbchit you disgrace! Get out of my country ILLEGALS! You all SUCK!
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    Oh really?
    The Myth Debunker
    MMMM
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