about arizona s controversial immigration law. you have been hearing about this for quite sometime. there has been impassioned debate on both sides of this issue. people saying and really just getting fired up in this country about this law. some say it will be discriminatory. others say, hey, this is just a upholding the law and doing what the dpg will not do. all of that passionate debate now. moves to another place. we re going to court now. this is the first of these challenges that are going to be going to be heard in front of a judge. now this one involves a phoenix police officer who is suing over this particular law. our casey wyan is joining us from los angeles about this case. hello to you, what is the basis? we know so many lawsuits out there. but what s the basis of this one, the first we re seeing go to court, which is starting right now. yeah, this one is very interesting and very complicated, tj. the plaintiff in this case, the first one is a phoenix police officer who
for us every step of the way. casey, thank you so much. to our viewers here, it s happening right now. this suit, the judge is expected at this moment, top of the hour, was supposed to start hearing from both sides in this particular case. this is one of several that are coming down the pike. seven altogether, but this is the first to go to court. our thelma gutierrez is in phoenix where the hearing is supposed to be getting under way. she s monitoring what s happening in the courtroom. earlier, she met with marlin martin escobar, someone else who has filed suit against this immigration law. here s his story. i have to do my job. i have to serve and protect. it s not often a police officer speaks out publicly against the laws he s sworn to uphold. but officer martin escobar, a naturalized citizen and a 15-year veteran of the tucson police department says he can no longer remain silent.