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    Some of the California sanctuary laws targeted by feds could be vulnerable, legal experts say

    by Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Mar 08, 2018 3 minutes

    SAN FRANCISCO - California's three new "sanctuary" laws, challenged in court this week by the Trump administration, face different hurdles and have varying vulnerabilities, legal experts said Wednesday.

    Law professors who read the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions generally described it as a credible challenge that presents complex legal questions that might wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    "The arguments made by the Justice Department are not at all lightweight arguments," said Pepperdine law school professor Douglas W. Kmiec. "They are quite substantial."

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