Utah’s immigration bill to get day in court

A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday whether Utah’s enforcement-only immigration bill should be enforced or be set aside because civil rights groups believe it violates the U.S. Constitution.

The law, HB497, is slated to take effect at midnight — meaning it will be enforceable for as long as there is no ruling on the case. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center had attempted to reach an agreement with Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Monday to delay the law’s start until after the court hearing, but those talks were unsuccessful.

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