Posted on 05/03/2008 7:01:36 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
LINCOLN — Attorney General Jon Bruning said Friday that the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission cannot be represented by outside attorneys — even if they do not seek payment.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning in Lincoln, Neb. Bruning refused to investigate a complaint of possible housing discrimination because it involved illegal immigrants. Bruning said he will not use taxpayer dollars to file lawsuits for illegal aliens. Bruning, whose dispute with the commission over housing discrimination cases has led to the suspension of federal funds, also said lawyers who talk to the commission could be violating professional ethics.
The attorney general is, by law, the lawyer for all state government agencies, including the NEOC. Agencies may hire outside lawyers only with approval from him or the governor, and neither Bruning nor the governor has given such authorization.
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Who is going to hold the federal government accountable for funding legal services for illegals?
Bruning is one of my heroes, also another Midwesterner Kris Kobach who is defending Hazelton’s appeal.
It’s so encouraging to hear of Americans like this. I just wish there were more of them in positions of power/influence.
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