Studies Programs: State and Mexican-American History

studies programs: State attorney general's office spokesman Ryan Anderson said Thursday that it would consult with Superintendent Diane Douglas about appealing the case, according to Metro News. Following a seven-year court battle, Judge A. Wallace Tashima issued a final judgment over a 2010 state law that he found to be motivated by racial discrimination and politics. Arizona officials are considering appealing a U.S. judge's decision to block a ban on ethnic studies programs in public schools. Lawmakers passed the ban after Tucson Unified School District began offering classes in 1998 focused on Mexican-American history, literature and art. Attorneys for the state have denied that racial discrimination played a part in the law. 3 45 a.m.A federal judge has issued a final judgment, blocking an Arizona state law that prompted the dismantling of a Mexican-American history program in Tucson's largest school district. Steven Reiss, an attorney for Tucson students who sued over the law, says he's pleased that the district is now free to revive the program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.