U.S. judge deals blow to Texas 'sanctuary' city law

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#POLITICS AUGUST 10, 2017 / 11:43 AM / 14 MINUTES AGO

U.S. judge deals blow to Texas 'sanctuary' city law

Jon Herskovitz
3 MIN READ

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge in Austin has rejected an effort by Texas to have a law that would punish so-called sanctuary cities be declared constitutional ahead of the measure taking effect next month.

The Republican-backed law is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising a crackdown on illegal immigrants and localities that protect them. Texas is the U.S. state with the longest border with Mexico.

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, appointed under Republican President George H.W. Bush, dismissed the case without prejudice late on Wednesday. The brief ruling did not give a reason.

Senate Bill 4 calls for jailing police chiefs, sheriffs and possibly frontline officers who fail to cooperate with U.S. immigration officials. The measure also allows police to ask about immigration status during a lawful detention.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-texas-idUSKBN1AQ1YE

[Gothmog]

1. This means that the other federal lawsuit has jurisdiction and the judge in that case is great

This means that the case in San Antonio will be the case with jurisdiction on this issue. I like the judge in that case who is also one of the judges on the three judge redistricting case. http://kut.org/post/federal-judge-hears-arguments-over-texas-new-sanctuary-cities-law

A federal judge in San Antonio is hearing arguments today in a lawsuit filed by several cities, including Austin, seeking to block enforcement of the state's new anti-sanctuary cities law, Senate Bill 4.

U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia will rule on whether SB 4 should be allowed to take effect Sept. 1 while a court battle plays out. The bill, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in May, requires jurisdictions to honor all requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain suspected undocumented immigrants and allows local law enforcement officials to question a person's immigration status during a routine stop. It also punishes officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration laws.

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2. I think what Texas was doing was

asking for an advisory opinion. That's not what Federal courts do. There was no case or controversy here because the statute isn't in effect.

[geek tragedy]

3. bingo, courts decide cases, they don't settle disagreements nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Whoops

The sound you just heard is Trump soiling himself