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5. News from the Courts:

Federal judge dismisses one of seven AZ lawsuits

The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton dismissed one of the seven lawsuits seeking to overturn Arizona’s new immigration law. The lawsuit was filed by Washington-based researcher Roberto Frisancho, who alleged that as an American born Hispanic he would likely be targeted as an illegally present immigrant on his upcoming trip to Arizona. Judge Bolton said that because the alleged injury was not concrete and based on speculation, the lawsuit would be dismissed.

http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=13040378

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Federal court faceoff on immigration issue

WTVF News (Nashville, TN) reports that several lawsuits will be filed challenging the arrests of Hispanics in Tennessee. These lawsuits follow a recent verdict by a federal jury in Jackson, TN that awarded $75,000 to a legal resident for the unreasonable search of her car during a traffic stop. In 2008, in a highly publicized incident, Juana Villegas was stopped by police and shackled to a hospital bed while in labor. In light of the verdict, her attorney Elliot Ozment said he expects at least five more similar lawsuits to be filed in the near future.

http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?=13052246

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