Ariz. immigration law’s legal costs could top $1 million

Ginger Rough
The Arizona Republic
Friday, September 3, 2010

PHOENIX — Defending the state against lawsuits related to its tough new immigration law has cost more than $440,000 to date, and outstanding bills could easily add up to an excess of $1 million or more.

The bills so far cover work and charges incurred only through the end of June, which doesn’t include any costs related to a U.S. Department of Justice suit filed in July.

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“The fees incurred have been, and will continue to be, sizeable as the governor’s counsel responds to the massive number of filings in these lawsuits and prepares her filings before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,” Paul Senseman, Gov. Jan Brewer’s spokesman, said in an e-mail Thursday.

The state law, portions of which took effect July 29, had been the subject of seven federal suits. One has been thrown out; another has been partially dismissed. A federal injunction has halted four parts of state Senate Bill 1070, and that is what the governor is appealing.

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