NEW : A spokeswoman for Alabama 's governor stands behind the bill . The Southern Poverty Law Center , ACLU and other joined in filing a lawsuit in federal court . The lawsuit claims that an anti - illegal immigrant law passed in Alabama is unconstitutional . `` We hope the law never goes into effect , '' said Bauer . An SPLC spokesman calls the bill even more ` ` radical '' than similar ones in Arizona and Georgia .
NEW : A spokeswoman for Alabama 's governor stands behind the bill . The Southern Poverty Law Center , ACLU and other joined in filing a lawsuit in federal court . The lawsuit claims that an anti - illegal immigrant law passed in Alabama is unconstitutional . An SPLC spokesman calls the bill even more ` ` radical '' than similar ones in Arizona and Georgia .