GEORGIA FILES A NOTICE OF APPEAL ON HB87

Georgia officials filed yesterday a notice of appeal of Judge Thrash’s decision that blocked parts of HB87 (sections 7 and 8). The state of Georgia probably filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that is usually a very conservative court and favors the government — which one in this case — will they favor Georgia is a big question. On immigration matters the 11th Circuit has been known to rule in a different way than the 9th Circuit — the only other high court that addressed the Arizona issue and refuse to rule against the circuit court judge. We’ll wait and see how this develops…