The state attorney general’s office says the state has filed a notice of appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that blocked parts of the Georgia law cracking down on illegal immigration from taking effect.

Spokeswoman Lauren Kane says the notice was filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The official appeal has not yet been filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The 11th Circuit filing will include a brief that will lay out the state’s objections to the ruling.