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USA v. State of California et al

  1. August 05, 2020

    Feds Ask Court To Reconsider Blocking Calif. Sanctuary Laws

    The Trump administration says it deserves another shot at convincing a California federal court that several of the state's so-called sanctuary city laws unconstitutionally step on the federal government's toes, after the Ninth Circuit revived a small part of its suit.

  2. October 22, 2018

    DOJ Challenge To Calif. Sanctuary Laws Stayed For Appeal

    A California federal judge has paused the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit challenging several of California's "sanctuary" statutes that protect unauthorized immigrants from federal authorities, blocking the Golden State from conducting discovery in the district court proceedings while the federal government's appeal to the Ninth Circuit is pending.

  3. October 03, 2018

    Calif. AG Urges Court To Proceed With DOJ Sanctuary Suit

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra urged a federal court on Tuesday to move forward in the U.S. Department of Justice's suit challenging several of the state's sanctuary laws while it appeals to the Ninth Circuit, arguing that to pause proceedings would be improper and further prevent state law from going into effect.

  4. July 10, 2018

    Calif. Judge Slashes DOJ Challenge To State Sanctuary Laws

    A California federal judge on Monday trimmed the U.S. Department of Justice's suit challenging California's "sanctuary" laws, after finding last week that the government was unlikely to prevail on most of its claims.

  5. July 05, 2018

    Calif. Sanctuary Laws Mostly Survive DOJ Challenge, For Now

    A California federal judge said Wednesday that the Golden State may leave in place several state "sanctuary" statutes in the face of a challenge by the U.S. Department of Justice that they interfere with federal immigration laws, while also halting several provisions in one state labor law.

  6. June 14, 2018

    Calif. Wants Feds' Challenge To Its Immigration Laws Tossed

    A California federal court should toss a case initiated by the federal government challenging several of the state's immigration-related laws, as they do not preempt federal laws and are within the state's legal rights, the Golden State argued Wednesday.

  7. May 21, 2018

    Calif. Gets Inside And Outside Support In DOJ Sanctuary Suit

    The fight between the federal government and California over "sanctuary" laws escalated Friday when the state's legislators, joined by municipalities both within and outside the Golden State, defended its right to enact immigration policies that best serve its communities.

  8. May 18, 2018

    Calif. Judge Urged To Block Suit Over 'Sanctuary' Policies

    A number of immigrant advocacy groups have urged a California federal judge to consider the "tragic state" of immigration detention centers in light of the U.S. Department of Justice's suit challenging statutes in California that allegedly obstruct federal immigration law enforcement.

  9. March 27, 2018

    State AGs Back Fed. Suit Over California Immigration Laws

    A group of attorneys general and governors from 18 states on Monday voiced their support for a federal government lawsuit targeting statutes in California that allegedly obstruct federal immigration law enforcement, adding that the Golden State's laws are also preempted under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

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