Legal Costs to Defend Arizona’s Immigration Law to top $1 Million

USA Today reports that defending the state of Arizona against lawsuits related to its new immigration law could cost more than $1 million. To date, more than $440,000 have been paid in legal fees; and these fees only account for charges incurred through the end of June. Legal costs related to the lawsuit filed in July by the U.S. Department of Justice have not yet been calculated.

Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona, has a legal defense fund, which is used to fund the state’s legal expenses. Taking in to account all of the current outstanding bills, expenses could top $1 million or more.

Since Arizona’s immigration law took effect on July 29, seven federal lawsuits have been filed.

To read more, please visit: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-03-arizona-lawsuits_N.htm

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