LA Times
October 14, 2011*|* 1:07 pm
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Court blocks parts of Alabama immigration law, upholds others
A federal appeals court Friday temporarily blocked portions of Alabama's strict immigration law,
most notably a provision requiring public schools to check the immigration status of students.
But the court also upheld a provision requiring police to check the residency status
of suspected illegal immigrants during traffic stops.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order after the Justice Department
requested that the court block the law until*the court*could consider it fully.
Government lawyers contended, as they have in challenges of similar laws in other states,
that the legislation was preempted by federal immigration laws.
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