Judge blocks Springfield's E-Verify law about employee immigration checks

Friday, May 11, 2012 | 7:22 a.m. CDT; updated 9:15 a.m. CDT, Friday, May 11, 2012

SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge has blocked the city of Springfield from enforcing a voter-approved law requiring businesses to check employees' immigration status using the federal E-Verify system.

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