MultiAmerican: Posts of the week: Dissecting the SB 1070 decision, more
June 29, 2012 | 2:20 PM | By Leslie Berestein Rojas
FILED UNDER: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Arizona immigration law, Arizona v. United States, Obamacare, Racial profiling, SB 1070, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
Posts of the week: Dissecting the SB 1070 decision, more
And what a week it’s been. The U.S. Supreme Court issued two of its most anticipated rulings of the year, Monday on Arizona’s SB 1070 anti-illegal immigration law and Thursday on the Affordable Care Act.
On my particular beat, anticipation had been building over the SB 1070 decision since the high court agreed to take Arizona’s appeal late last year, inching higher in the last couple of weeks each time the court issued opinions, but not one on Arizona v. United States.
It’s no wonder that after it all wound down this week, I came down with a nasty bug. Which will make for a short list of highlights this week, but no matter. I’m including some bonus links to a few pieces on what the court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act means for immigrants.
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Monday
Supreme Court upholds key provision of SB 1070, strikes down the rest The high court justices decided 5-3 to strike down three of court contested sections of SB 1070, but ruled that that Section 2(B), the controversial provision that empowers local police to check for immigration status, does not conflict with federal law. But the justices also said the provision needs to take effect before Arizona’s state courts can determine whether it is violating federal law or not. The ruling drew mixed reactions, with both sides claiming partial victory.
http://multiamerican.scpr.org/2012/06/posts-of-the-week-dissecting-the-sb-1070-decision-more/