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U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
Government

May 21, 2018

Firms file amici opposing ‘sanctuary’ lawsuit

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and a team of attorneys at Covington & Burling LLP filed a friend-of-the court brief Friday opposing the Trump administration's lawsuit against California's "sanctuary" law.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and a team of attorneys at Covington & Burling LLP filed a friend-of-the court brief Friday opposing the Trump administration's lawsuit against California's "sanctuary" law.

Holder and his team filed the brief on behalf of their client, the California Senate. They argued the law does not interfere with the work of federal immigration authorities and relied on a recent U.S. Supreme Cou...

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