Possible Racial Profiling Lawsuit Against AZ

Written By: Raven Clabough  |  Posted: Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

While the overall complaint of the White House against Arizona's immigration bill was its alleged potential for racial profiling, the lawsuit filed against Arizona last week by the federal government did not attempt to make the case that the law was discriminatory. Instead, the Department of Justice charged the state of Arizona with usurping federal powers. However, in an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation, Attorney General Eric Holder indicated the possibility of filing a second lawsuit against the state of Arizona on the grounds of racial profiling.

Since chief opponents to the Arizona law cited racial profiling as a complaint against SB 1070, Governor Brewer appeared confused at the Justice Department's decision to leave those concerns out of the current lawsuit. In an interview with the Associated Press, Brewer asked, "Why would they have to hesitate, after all the comments they made, and all the outrage that they made against the bill in regards to racial profiling, that it didn't show up?" Holder virtually answered Brewer's question when he told Face the Nation that the federal government is utilizing its "strongest" argument against the Arizona law, that the state is infringing upon federal duties, but that the DOJ is not ruling out the possibility of pursuing a lawsuit regarding the law's potential towards racial profiling.

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