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States watch Arizona immigration ruling

Lawmakers across the nation closely followed Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments over the fate of Arizona's tough immigration law. After all, a handful of states have already passed similar laws that are also facing court challenges, and the Arizona decision will likely tip their cases one way or another.

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Justices appear to favor Arizona law on immigration

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Arizona immigration: Justices seem open to law

Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little trouble Wednesday with major parts of Arizona's tough immigration law that require police to check the legal status of people they stop for other reasons.

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High court appears to lean toward Arizona in immigration law dispute

Parts of Arizona's sweeping immigration law received a surprising amount of support from a short-handed Supreme Court Wednesday.

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Arizona's ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Immigration Provision Could Stand

The “show me your papers” provision of Arizona’s tough immigration enforcement law is most familiar to the public. It is also likely to withstand judicial scrutiny.But it is only one of four provisions at issue in the most watched Supreme Court immigration case in at least 10 years. If the court strikes down any of the other parts of Arizona’s law, like its ID requirements or warrantless arrests …

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High Court’s Immigration Case Is Just the Beginning

If it wasn’t for health care, the Supreme Court would be embarking on the biggest case on its docket on Wednesday. Like the health care debate, the high court’s case about Arizona’s tough immigration law will provoke a lot of strong feelings and bold statements that have little to do with the case. There will be protests and vigils outside the courtroom and all over the country, and most people …

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Senate Democrats plan immigration backup plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate are preparing a backup plan to thwart sweeping immigration laws in Arizona and other states if the nation's top court supports the hotly debated measures. The U.S

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Victory on Arizona Immigration Law Could Cost Republicans in the Long Run

If the Supreme Court rejects the Obama administration’s challenge to the Arizona immigration law, the ruling would be widely viewed as a victory for the Republican Party, whose leadership spearheaded the law in the state and championed its spirit nationwide.

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Supreme Court to Hear Testimony on Arizona Immigration Law

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on Wednesday on Arizona’s immigration law, groups for and against the law are scheduling rallies, vigils, press conferences, and hearings in Washington and across the country at a frenzied pace.

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High Court Takes Up Immigration

Supreme Court justices will decide whether Arizona police should have the power to investigate immigration status, but won’t address any lofty issues, says Laura Colarusso.

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