About a 50/50 decision.
Upheld:
Struck Down:
I think the most important part got upheld because it supports the three that got struck down; Gives them the power to check status - if illegal, then they have the right to arrest/detain on the spot - which is what AZ really wanted in the first place. The only problem will be if the Federal Goverment refuses to provide status (which would be against Federal Law but that hasn't stopped the Attorney General or President lately).
This should be a huge week for SCOTUS decisions...
Upheld:
- The part of the law the justices upheld requires police officers stopping someone to make efforts to verify the person’s immigration status with the federal government.
Struck Down:
- One making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to work or to seek work in Arizona;
- One which authorized state and local officers to arrest people without a warrant if the officers have probable cause to believe a person is an illegal immigrant;
- And one that made it a state requirement for immigrants to register with the federal government.
I think the most important part got upheld because it supports the three that got struck down; Gives them the power to check status - if illegal, then they have the right to arrest/detain on the spot - which is what AZ really wanted in the first place. The only problem will be if the Federal Goverment refuses to provide status (which would be against Federal Law but that hasn't stopped the Attorney General or President lately).
This should be a huge week for SCOTUS decisions...