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Fort Worth Considers Joining SB4 Lawsuit

Fort Worth could be the latest city to join a lawsuit against the state’s so-called “Sanctuary Cities Ban”, which takes effect Sept. 1. The City Council will discuss the matter during their meeting Tuesday night. Also known as Senate Bill 4, the law requires local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and bars cities and counties from adopting policies that prevent …


Lawsuit: Louisiana Voter Registration Law Discriminates Against Foreign-Born Citizens According

Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that a century-old Louisiana law discriminates against foreign-born, naturalized U.S. citizens by arbitrarily subjecting them to “heightened” voter registration requirements that don’t apply to native-born citizens. Attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Fair Elections Legal Network are seeking a court order …