LibGuides: Arizona and National Immigration Crisis: Georgia

Court Documents

Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights et al. v. Nathan Deal et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. Case 1:11-cv-01804-TWT.

Appealed to the 11th Circuit (No. 11-13044) on July 5, 2011.

Oral argument scheduled: Thursday, 3/1/2012 in Atlanta Courtroom 339.

Georgia Latino Alliance v. Nathan Deal Complaint (June 2, 2011)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.
Plaintiffs Brief in Support of Motion for PI (June 8, 2011)
Defs Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for PI (June 17, 2011)
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights v. Nathan Deal PI Order (June 27, 2011)
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta); Case no: 1:11-cv-01804-TWT
Brief of Appellant Attorney General, State of Georgia and Governor of Georgia (11th Cir. Aug. 15, 20
Appellees' Brief (11th Cir. Oct. 4, 2011)
Reply Brief of Appellants (11th Cir. Oct. 28, 2011)
Court Order (11th Cir. 6-25-12)
In light of the Supreme Court's opinion in Arizona v. U.S., the parties may file a supplemental brief, not to excced 5 pages, addressing the effect of that opinion on the issues raised in this appeal. Due on or before July 6, 2012.
Opinion (11th Cir. 8-20-12)
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part.
Permanent Injunction (US DC 3-20-13)
Ds Deal, Olens, Reese and Beatty's Supp. Brief in Support of their Motion to Dismiss (US DC 3-20-13)
Ps' Supplemental Brief in Opposition to Ds' Motion to Dismiss (US DC 5-9-13)

Laws & Legislation

Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011
2011 HB 87

HB 87
See the GA legislation page for HB 87 for information on sponsorship, a summary, status history, and votes. Current version is available in PDF at the bottom of this page and below.

Georgia Immigration Law News

Federal Judge Dismisses Georgia Immigration Law Challenge
Kimberly Bennett, Jurist's Paper Chase, July 21, 2013.
Georgia Police Can Choose Whether to Enforce Immigration Law
Emily Deruy, ABC/Univision News, Dec. 14, 2012.
Undocumented Students Take Education Underground
Kathy Lohr, National Public Radio, Oct. 28, 2012.
Georgia Immigration Law Given Some Leeway
Iulia Filip, Courthouse News Service, Aug. 23, 2012.
Appeals Court Upholds Ga. 'Show Me Your Papers' Law
Michael Winter, USA Today, Aug. 20, 2012.
Alabama Revisits Immigration and Resurrects Roy Moore
Christopher Brauchli, Huffington Post, Apr. 12, 2012.
Georgia Immigration Law Targets Water Services, Marriage
Fox News Latino, Mar. 26, 2012.
Appeals Court Defers on State Immigration Laws
Gustavo Valdes, CNN, Mar. 1, 2012.
Freedom University: Studying in Secret
Thelma Gutierrez and Traci Tamura, CNN, Dec. 1, 2011.
Georgia Immigration Panel 'Hate Group' Flap
Reid J. Epstein, Politico, Sept. 7, 2011.
D.A. King: The Force Behind Georgia's Immigration Law
Fox News Latino, July 5, 2011.
Thousands Protest New Georgia Immigration Law
CNN Wire Staff, July 2, 2011.
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Georgia Immigration Law
CNN Wire Staff, CNN, June 28, 2011.
ACLU, NILC and Civil Rights Coalition File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia "Show Me Your Papers" Law
ACLU News Release, June 2, 2011.
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. Deal--Complaint
Download the PDF (297.51 KB).
Some Ga. Businesses Fear Impact of Immigration Law
Kate Brumback, Bloomberg Businessweek, Apr. 21, 2011.
Far from Mexican Border, Georgia Mulls Arizona-Style Immigration Crackdown
Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 14, 2011.
Groups Plan Immigration Law Protest for Georgia Capitol
CNN Wire Staff, CNN, Mar. 24, 2011.
Georgia House Passes Stringent Immigration Bill
Gustavo Valdes, CNN, Mar. 3, 2011.
House Set to Vote on Major Bill Targeting Illegal Immigration
Jeremy Redmon, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mar. 2, 2011.

Quick Links

State of Georgia
Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia Legislation
Bill tracking, calendars, resolutions, etc.
GeorgiaTrack
Online legislation tracking service.
Georgia Code
Free public access via LexisNexis.
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia
Georgia Legal Research Guide
Georgia State University College of Law
Georgia's Primary Law Materials (Findlaw)
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights
ACLU Georgia