Some great photos of protesters outside the Phoenix Courthouse today...

[pinboy3niner]

...where U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton held hearings on the ACLU and DOJ challenges to SB 1070, the Arizona "Papers, please" law.

Seven anti-SB 1070 protesters were arrested, and those arrests are also captured in photos.


Marisa Franco getting arrested outside the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix.
PHOTO BY: Nick Oza/ The Arizona Republic

Also, illustrations from inside the courtroom by Joan Andrew.



Judge Susan Bolton, left, - John Bouma, represents Gov. Jan Brewer and the state of Arizona. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton will hear arguments to dismiss the case and arguments for a preliminary injunction to halt the law from going into effect on July 29.
PHOTO BY: Sketch by Joan Andrew

http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/commphotos/show.php?colid=15587&slide_nbr=1&fAZ=1&HTTP_REFERER=http://www.azcentral.com/#1

(ETA additional photo/caption.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Excellent documentation of the confrontation...

A very vivid slideshow too.

I was surprised at the number of people protesting...

Recommended!

[pinboy3niner]

2. They added more photos after I first went there

I'm not sure that it added much, as the photos were impressive to begin with. And the courtroom sketches show what will likely be history being made...

[EFerrari]

3. Excellent! The people are not giving up.

:applause:

[pinboy3niner]

5. No, they're fighting back!

Of all the good photos, I think my favorite is this one:


Aurelia Saenz, 79, of Phoenix, protests SB 1070 in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse in Phoenix.
PHOTO BY: Deirdre Hamill/The Arizona Republic

[Hannah Bell]

4. kr

[midnight]

6. I was told that a Republican family member's mexican ancestors have

been in this country for over 300 years. And that this Republican family member is outraged that he and his daughters will be stopped and treated like criminals for being mexican. This law does not begin to address the violations of people being brown while being in certain American cities.

[pinboy3niner]

7. A close friend who is Mexican-American (you couldn't tell from looking at him)...

...has grandkids who come in a range of colors. Some of them are in Texas, near the border. My friend wonders if his grandkids, all fourth-generation Americans, will face demands that they PROVE they're Americans...

[lunatica]

8. I noticed there were no Latino police there

I'm sure there are plenty of Latino police in Arizona. There are plenty of them everywhere there are large Latino communities. Oakland and San Francisco has had them for decades along with all other minority people.

And I love the peace doves and the fact that there are so many women there!

[Subdivisions]

9. Why are they arresting that woman? What did she do wrong? n/t

[Travis_0004]

10. They were blocking traffic, and refusing to move out of the street when ordered by the police N/T

[Subdivisions]

11. Ah. Thanks =) n/t