Counsel Corner
Arizona Immigration Law Case Likely a Hot Presidential Campaign Issue
U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely later this month.
In April, the United States Supreme Court heard argument in a highly publicized case that likely will be decided later this month – the so-called Arizona immigration law case. Like the much anticipated ruling in the Obamacare case, the decision in the Arizona case no doubt will play a significant role in the upcoming presidential campaign. Critics of the Arizona statute claim that the law encourages so-called "racial profiling," mainly of persons of Hispanic origin. It is important to note at the outset, however, that the matter before the high court does not actually involve a challenge to law on those grounds. Four provisions of the Arizona law are before the court. One, that part of the law that requires police to check the immigration …
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