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5. News from the Courts:   Court Rejects Sex Bias Claim on Citizenship Rule   The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by a Mexican-born man to a citizenship law that treats men and women differently.  The court’s 4-4 split decision upheld Ruben Flores- Villar’s criminal conviction on immigration charges but set no precedent.  Flores-Villar, a 36 year old man born in Tijuana to an American father and Mexican mother, challenged his conviction based on the fact that if his parent’s nationalities had been reversed he would have been a citizen.    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hm0dPI756qOVSuUWfwZNEWzWKP-w?docId=2dc8a8fd033348318c50ab8fa42c2a35 ******       Judge Blocks Parts of Indiana Immigration Law   The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has blocked parts of the state of Indiana’s new immigration law.  U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker granted a request for an injunction blocking two provisions of the law, saying they had “proven to be seriously flawed and generally unsuccessful.”  The ACLU of Indiana contended the law gave police sweeping arrest powers against immigrants who hadn’t committed crimes.  The state attorney general’s office argued, however, that fears about the immigration law were exaggerated and based on a misunderstanding of the law.   http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/25/us-indiana-immigration-idUSTRE75O09R20110625 ******   Judge Blocks Parts of GA. Immigration Law   The Associated Press reports a federal judge has granted a request to block parts of Georgia’s law cracking down on undocumented immigration from taking effect until a legal challenge is resolved.  Most parts of the law were set to enter into effect July 1.   http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/25/us-indiana-immigration-idUSTRE75O09R20110625 ****** Mexican National Wins Social Group Status   GonzalezImmigrationLaw.com reports that in an unprecedented decision a San Antonio Immigration Judge granted Withholding of Removal to a Mexican National escaping the drug violence in Mexico.  The judge determined that the Mexican National met the requirements for persecution on account of a particular social group because he was targeted by the drug cartels in Mexico for his work against their drug trafficking activities.  The decision provides a small victory for those who are fleeing the drug related violence of Mexico.   http://gonzalezimmigrationlaw.com/2011/06/02/mexican-withholding/ ******

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