· 8/20/2012
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights v. Governor of Georgia
Citations
- 691 F.3d 1250
- 2012 WL 3553612
- 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17514
How courts have described this case
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- holding that there exists \an implied right of action to assert a preemption claim seeking injunctive relief\
- holding that an immigration attorney providing services to unauthorized aliens had individual standing to bring a pre-enforcement challenge to a practically identical provision in Georgia
- holding that organizations alleging redirection of resources caused by allegedly unconstitutional statute resulted in organizational standing for plaintiffs
- holding that “enforcement of a state law at odds with the federal immigration scheme is neither benign nor equitable”
- observing that an immigration or- ganization “cancelled citizenship classes to focus on” increased in- quiries about a new law
- “Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g)(10), state officers may permissibly communicate with the federal government about ‘the immigration status of any individual,’ even absent a formalized agreement between the locality and federal government.”
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Judges: Wilson, Martin, Voorhees
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