Tuesday, June 26, 2012

SUPREME COURT - Three Big Decisions

"Supreme Court Upholds 'Most Controversial Part' of Arizona's Immigration Law" PBS Newshour 6/25/2012

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SUMMARY: According to the Supreme Court, Arizona police may still stop people they believe to be illegal immigrants, but cannot arrest them without a warrant. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and law professor Steven Gonzales weigh in on the ruling.




NOTE: This makes the Arizona law toothless from the Arizona enforcement perspective, they cannot arrest without warrant or take any other direct enforcement action. Enforcement is federal.

"High Court Reaffirms Campaign Finance, Strikes Down Juvenile Life Sentences" PBS Newshour 6/25/2012

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SUMMARY: In addition to the judgment on Arizona's immigration laws, the Supreme Court ruled Monday on mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders and refused to reconsider a decision it had made in 2010 on corporate campaign finance rules.





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