Justice Department May Sue Arizona

The Justice Department has expressed concerns to Arizona about its new immigration law. Some believe that a lawsuit is going to follow:

Justice Department officials told Arizona's attorney general and aides to the governor Friday that the federal government has serious reservations about the state's new immigration law. They responded that a lawsuit against the state isn't the answer.

"I told them we need solutions from Washington, not more lawsuits," said Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat.

The Justice Department initiated separate meetings by phone and face-to-face in Phoenix with Goddard and aides to Republican Gov. Jan Brewer to reach out to Arizona's leaders and elicit information from state officials regarding the Obama administration's concerns about the new law.

The strong message that the Justice Department representatives delivered at the private meetings - first with Goddard, then with Brewer's staff - left little doubt that the Obama administration is prepared to go to court if necessary in a bid to block the new law, which takes effect July 29.

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