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US Supreme Court to Hear AZ Immigration Law

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:30 +0000

     PHOENIX (AP) _ The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on
Arizona's immigration enforcement law on April 25, in the last such
hearing of the high court's current term.
     The court will review a federal appeals court decision that
upheld a judge's ruling blocking key provisions of the Arizona law.
     One of those provisions requires that police, while enforcing
other laws, question a person's immigration status if officers have

Arizona's Attorney General says state has good case

Dennis Lambert — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:32:46 +0000

Attorney General Tom Horne says he believes Arizona has a good case when the U.S Supreme Court hears arguments in late April, on the constitutionality of Arizona’s immigration law, known as 1070.

US Supreme Court to decide Arizona's immigration law

Howard Fischer — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:09:01 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning agreed to consider whether an injunction against the state's tough immigration law is illegal.

And, in doing so, they are likely to rule on just how far states can go in enacting their own laws in the area.
Without comment the justices accepted the petition by Gov. Jan Brewer to review the action of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton in blocking the state from enforcing key provisions of SB 1070. The court gave no reason.