Florida attorney general says he complied with immigration injunction as judge weighs contempt sanction

Florida attorney general says he complied with immigration injunction as judge weighs contempt sanction

Faced with the possibility of a federal judge holding him in contempt or sanctioning him, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier argued in a court filing that he complied with a temporary restraining order that blocked a new state law targeting undocumented immigrants.

Uthmeier Responds as Judge Weighs Contempt

TALLAHASSEE — Faced with the possibility of a federal judge holding him in contempt or sanctioning him, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier argued in a court filing Monday that he complied with a temporary restraining order that blocked a new…

Judge Orders Florida To Halt Enforcement Of Controversial Immigration Law

Florida faces a legal showdown as a federal judge blocks SB 4-C, the state’s immigration law, and schedules a contempt hearing for AG James Uthmeier over enforcement defiance.