City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al
What's at Stake
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas filed the first motion to block the anti-immigrant and anti-law enforcement Texas Senate Bill (SB4) before it takes effect.
Summary
The law, recently signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, strips localities and local law enforcement in the state of the authority to determine how to best use their limited resources to ensure the safety of their communities. The law also turns Texas into a 鈥渟how me your papers鈥� state. Law enforcement leaders throughout Texas and the country strongly oppose the law.
The motion, filed on behalf of the plaintiffs Texas LULAC and its members, the City of El Cenizo, the City鈥檚 Mayor Raul Reyes, and Maverick County and elected officials of the county, asks the federal district court in San Antonio to fast-track a ruling on the constitutionality of SB4. In this motion, the 老澳门开奖结果 demonstrates that SB4 violates numerous fundamental constitutional rights and principles.
Update (8/30/17): A federal court has struck down virtually all of Texas鈥� Senate Bill 4, a law slated to take effect September 1 that would have forced local law enforcement to carry out federal immigration directives.
Legal Documents
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08/31/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Order
Date Filed: 08/31/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Motion to Block Texas Senate Bill 4
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Roxana C. Bacon
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Alexis Warren
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Mario Alberto Hernandez
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Raul Reyes
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Tom Schmerber
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Lupe Torres
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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06/05/2017
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Declaration of Vanita Gupta
Date Filed: 06/05/2017
Affiliate: Texas
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03/13/2018
City of El Cenizo et al v. State of Texas et al - Decision
Date Filed: 03/13/2018
Affiliate: Texas
Press Releases
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Federal Appeals Court Texas SB4 Ruling
Federal Court Strikes Down Virtually All of Texas鈥� Anti-Immigrant Senate Bill 4