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Supreme Court U.S. Rules on Arizona Immigration Law Jun 25th 2012, 14:48 Quote: Supreme Court Upholds Key Part of Arizona Law By JESS BRAVIN And MIRIAM JORDAN The Supreme Court upheld a key part of Arizona's tough immigration law but struck down others as intrusions on federal sovereignty, in a ruling that gave both sides something to cheer in advance of November elections where immigration is a major issue. The court backed a section of the Arizona state law that calls for police to check the immigration status of people they stop. That section was one of four at issue before the high court. The others make it a crime for immigrants without work permits to seek employment; make it a crime for immigrants to fail to carry registration documents, and authorize the police to arrest any immigrant they believe has committed a deportable offense. Those other three provisions were struck down. Five justices were in the majority choosing to strike down the three provisions. Dissenting justices argued that the whole law should have been upheld. .... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...205316110.html Link to the full ruling: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...%3Dinteractive

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