Judge rejects venue change in federal government's immigration suit against California

The Sacramento Bee reports:

A federal district court judge ruled last week that a lawsuit between California and the United States over immigration laws cannot be moved from Sacramento to San Francisco, where legal experts said the state might have a better chance of winning.

The lawsuit involves the U.S. Department of Justice suing California over three state "sanctuary" laws. The federal government has argued these laws violate the U.S. Constitution by interfering with federal authority to set and enforce immigration laws.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra had sought to have the case transferred to the federal court in San Francisco, where he has another lawsuit in progress that also involves state versus federal powers.

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