A federal judge has dismissed motions from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and the state's two most outspoken sheriffs to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the nations' toughest immigration law, reports the Arizona Republic.
In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton found that "race, alienage, or national origin discrimination was a motivating factor in the enactment of S.B. 1070," ruling that the lawsuits challenging the law are appropriate due to the "alleged harm" that will occur if S.B. 170 goes into effect, "regardless of how it is enforced or applied."