Driver's license law discriminatory, federal lawsuit says
/ State's immigrants, Hispanic residents claim new policies unconstitutional
Tennessee's new driver's license law discriminates against both immigrants and Hispanic residents, and it clearly violates the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal lawsuit filed yesterday. ast week, Geraldine Gurdian's Nicaraguan passport, Florida driver's license and permanent residency card were confiscated by a clerk who said ''you don't even know English'' when she tried to get a driver's license at the Hart Lane station in Nashville, according to the complaint. [more]
Tennessee's new driver's license law discriminates against both immigrants and Hispanic residents, and it clearly violates the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal lawsuit filed yesterday. ast week, Geraldine Gurdian's Nicaraguan passport, Florida driver's license and permanent residency card were confiscated by a clerk who said ''you don't even know English'' when she tried to get a driver's license at the Hart Lane station in Nashville, according to the complaint. [more]
