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Crisis in Alabama
The ACLU, along with a coalition of civil rights groups, is working to protect the rights of all Alabamians following the enactment of H.B. 56, the nation's worst anti-immigrant law.
Learn about our efforts to stop H.B. 56.
Federal Court Blocks Two Major Elements of Alabama's Anti-Immigrant Law - October 14, 2011
A federal appeals court today blocked certain key provisions of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law while the constitutionality of the law is under determination. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit enjoined two provisions of the law that had gone into effect following a federal district court’s decision in Alabama. The injunction suspends these two provisions while the Court of Appeals considers the parties' appeals from the decision below. Provisions that have not been enjoined by either the District Court or the Court of Appeals remain in effect.
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Court’s Ruling Undermines Fundamental American Values - September 28, 2011
The federal court’s ruling today, in HICA et al. v Robert Bentley, et al., blocked significant elements of the nation’s most extreme anti-immigrant law but also left large parts in place, undermining the most fundamental American values of fairness and equality and devastating thousands across the state including citizens, lawful immigrants, and immigrants without lawful status alike.
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