Federal appeals court to hear Hazleton’s case

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | September 8, 2008

Hazleton will get to argue before a federal appeals court Oct. 31 that a federal judge wrongly struck down the city’s ordinance making it against the law to hire or rent housing to illegal immigrants, Mayor Lou Barletta announced today. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to have the appeal heard by a three-judge panel, and recent rulings by other circuit appeals courts have given the city hope it can prevail, said Kris Kobach and Hank Mahoney, attorneys representing the city in defending its Illegal Immigration Relief Act. “We’re not going to waver, we’re not going to back down, and we’re going to continue this fight,” Barletta said at a news conference.

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