Immigration Law

Supreme Court: Key parts of Arizona Immigration law are unconstitutional – msnbc.com

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday morning that most parts of Arizona ‘s tough immigration law are unconstitutional. The court ruled states cannot devise their own plans to combat illegal immigration, because border enforcement is a task reserved for the … Continue reading

High court strikes down much of Arizona immigration law – Politico.com

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down several parts of the Arizona anti-illegal immigration law but rejected a challenge to the law’s most controversial provision. That measure, requiring police to conduct immigration checks on individuals …

Supreme Court upholds key part of Arizona immigration law – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court upheld a key part of Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants on Monday, rejecting the Obama administration’s stance that only the U.S. government should enforce immigration laws in the United States.

Court strikes down parts of Arizona immigration law – msnbc.com

Editor’s note: CNN.COM is live blogging from the Supreme Court today as the nation waits to see whether the justices will hand down rulings on the controversial health care and immigration laws. You can follow along below as CNN Supreme Court … Continue reading

Nightline’ Daily Line, June 25: SCOTUS Rejects Key Parts of Ariz. Immigration Law – ABC News

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Police officers in Arizona are allowed to check the immigration status of every person who is stopped or arrested, the Supreme Court ruled this morning. But the court struck down other key parts of the law. This was a … Continue reading

Chicago boxer Andrew Golota may face deportation – Chicago Tribune

Golota had filed paperwork to become a U.S. citizen, which would have triggered a criminal background check. Immigration law allows noncitizens to be deported for committing crimes of “moral turpitude.” After learning when he returned from a …

Preparing to Respond to Landmark Decisions – New York Times Blogs

How the justices will rule on Arizona’s immigration law and President Obama’s health care law, decisions that could come as early as Monday, is unknown. But so are the reactions to those rulings from the political establishment, which is on … Continue reading

Immigration bills fell sharply in state legislatures this year – Sacramento Bee

WASHINGTON — No matter how it rules, the Supreme Court’s consideration of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law has already had one effect. The number of immigration bills and resolutions proposed in state capitals fell sharply in the first quarter …

Federal Power at Issue in Key Cases – Wall Street Journal

The Supreme Court’s decisions on the 2010 health-care overhaul and Arizona’s tough anti-immigration law, due out this week, are likely to help set the confines of federal power for decades to come. Both are about defining that boundary with the … Continue reading

Supreme Court could rule for both sides on healthcare, immigration – Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set this week to decide the politically charged constitutional clashes between President Obama and Republicans over his healthcare law and his immigration enforcement policy. By most accounts, the justices …