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]