Fremont's Legal Bills Top $1 Million in Immigration Case

Fremont's legal bills in a court fight over its illegal immigration ordinance have topped $1 million.

Attorney fees and costs sought by plaintiffs in the case eclipsed that mark when the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund submitted a bill for over $300,000 for its part of the lawsuit.

The American Civil Liberties Union earlier asked a federal judge to award it nearly $710,000.

In a ruling in February, U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp upheld the ordinance's requirement that employers verify workers' immigration statuses, but rejected a part of the rule related to permits for potential renters.

The city and the civil rights groups that challenged the law are appealing parts of the ruling.

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