Dewey and LeBouef‘s D.C. office has filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Mexican government, reports the site Yesbuthowever.com.  The brief is filed in support of a suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against the State of Arizona that questions State Bill 1070, which allows law enforcement officials to demand proof of citizenship from anyone they suspect is in the country illegally.  The recently passed bill substantially affects Mexico and its citizens.  The amicus brief is one of many filed in the in the suit, including one filed by Arizona Attorney General, Albert M. Flores.

Dewey & LeBoeuf was founded in 1909 and is based in New York City. The firm has over 1,200 attorneys with 25 offices across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.