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Civil Litigation,
Immigration,
Government

Jun. 21, 2018

Judge grills federal and state government lawyers over ‘sanctuary’ laws

U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez had tough questions for both sides on Wednesday during a heated hearing in the federal government’s lawsuit to invalidate three so-called sanctuary state laws passed last year.

SACRAMENTO -- U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez had tough questions for both sides Wednesday during a heated hearing in the federal government's lawsuit to invalidate three so-called sanctuary state laws passed by the Legislature last year.

Federal attorneys are seeking a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of the three laws while the case is pending. The California Department of Justice filed a motion last month to dismiss ...

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