Judge holds hearing on Arizona immigration lawsuit (AP)

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Georgina Sanchez, of Phoenix, chants to protest the SB1070 Arizona immigration law in front of U.S. District Court Thursday, July 22, 2010, in Phoenix. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is holding multiple hearings on whether the new Arizona immigration law should take effect on July 29.

AP - A judge heard arguments in a packed courtroom Thursday on whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect next week amid a flurry of legal challenges against the crackdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton did not rule at the end of the hearing on one of seven lawsuits filed against Arizona over a law that has reignited the national immigration debate.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other opponents of the law want Bolton to grant an injunction to block implementation of the law before it takes effect next Thursday. The judge has not said when she might issue a ruling. Meanwhile, Gov. Jan Brewer's lawyers are asking Bolton to dismiss the suit.

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