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Judge Won't OK Farmers Branch Immigration Rule

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May 28, 2008
        
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FARMERS BRANCH (AP) ― A federal judge has denied a Dallas suburb's request to have its latest rule banning home and apartment rentals to illegal immigrants declared constitutional. The decision issued Wednesday focused on a Farmers Branch ordinance that would require prospective tenants to get a... [read full story]                    

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Federal judge strikes down Dallas suburb’s ban on renting homes to illegal immigrants

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Judge denies suburb's request for ruling on immigration rule

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Federal judge strikes down Dallas suburb’s ban on renting homes to illegal immigrants

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May 30, 2008
        

Ordinance passed by city leaders and later endorsed in a vote by its residents, is unconstitutional? FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) — A Dallas suburb’s ban on apartment rentals to illegal immigrants, an ordinance passed by city leaders...

                   

Editorial: Farmers Branch immigration setback

dallasnews.com
May 30, 2008
        

You could see it coming. A federal judge has sustained legal arguments – for now – that apartment landlords in Farmers Branch don't belong on the front lines of immigration enforcement. From the beginning, the suburb's City Council and voters appeared headed in the wrong direction in trying to...

                   

"Texas town's immigrant-renting rule is struck down" TX voters told they're wrong. (my title)

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May 30, 2008
        

APTexas town's immigrant-renting rule is struck downThursday May 29, 8:38 am ETBy Anabelle Garay, Associated Press Writer Federal judge strikes down Dallas suburb's ban on renting homes to illegal immigrants FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) -- A Dallas suburb's ban on apartment rentals to illegal...

Texas town's immigrant-renting rule is struck down : Latest News

valleymorningstar.com
May 29, 2008
        

By ANABELLE GARAY The Associated Press FARMERS BRANCH - A Dallas suburb's ban on apartment rentals to illegal immigrants, an ordinance passed by city leaders and later endorsed in a vote by its residents, is unconstitutional, a federal judge found Wednesday.

Federal court strikes down Texas city ordinance denying housing to illegal aliens

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May 29, 2008
        

JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled [PDF text] Wednesday that a Farmers Branch, Texas [city website; JURIST news archive] ordinance that would bar landlords from renting apartments to...

                   

Another Immigration Law Ruled Unconstitutional

judicialwatch.org
May 29, 2008
        

A Clinton-appointed judge has ruled that a Dallas suburb’s ban on apartment rentals to illegal immigrants—passed by city lawmakers and later endorsed by voters—is unconstitutional because only the federal government can regulate immigration. U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay said that city...

                   

Judge rejects Farmers Branch ordinance on renting to illegal immigrants

khou.com
May 29, 2008
        

By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News DALLAS -- A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a Farmers Branch ordinance designed to block apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants. "The court has already held, at least as a preliminary matter, that five different versions of the...

                   

Judge strikes down Texas immigration law

politicalgateway.com
May 29, 2008
        

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, May 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional efforts by the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments. U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay, in a 35-page decision, ruled that "only the federal government may determine whether...

                   

Federal judge strikes down Farmers Branch rental ordinance as unconstitutional

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May 29, 2008
        

The burden of proving citizenship is now on tenants in Farmers Branch, not their landlords. ... FARMERS BRANCH — A federal judge Wednesday ruled Farmers Branch's ordinance penalizing landlords who rent to undocumented tenants is unconstitutional. The judge also made the...

                   

Judge strikes down Texas immigration law

upi.com
May 29, 2008
        

FARMERS BRANCH , Texas, May 29 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional efforts by the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments. U.S. District Judge Sam Lindsay, in a 35-page decision, ruled that "only the federal government may determine...

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