A federal judge on Thursday declined an immigration advocacy group's request to temporarily block a new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to interfere with immigration officers.

Attorney General Liz Murrill hailed the decision as a win for the state — and evidence of the law’s constitutionality.

But the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, which is representing the advocacy group, claimed victory because, in defending the law, Murrill’s office said it would not be used to prosecute people for speech in many cases — like for telling immigrants what their legal rights are.

The lawsuit alleged the law was so broadly written that it violated the First Amendment by limiting free speech, and that it violated the Fourteenth Amendment for being too vague.

Act 399, passed this ye

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