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  • 3 years later, Hazleton's controversial immigration case still in legal limbo

    07/26/2010 4:32:16 AM PDT · by Born Conservative · 14 replies · 2+ views
    The Times Tribune (Scranton PA) ^ | 7/26/2010 | Joe McDonald
    While the national debate over illegal immigration plays out in Arizona, lawyers across the country are still waiting for a federal appeals court decision on a lower court ruling that invalidated Hazleton's immigration law. Today is the third anniversary of the ruling by U.S. District Judge James M. Munley that grabbed national attention in finding the Luzerne County city's immigration law was unconstitutional. Lawyers in the case say they have no idea when the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rule. The case grew out of Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta's attempt to clamp down on illegal immigration through a...