BBC: US Supreme Court to weigh Arizona immigration law
The US Supreme Court is preparing to consider yet another highly politically charged case - this time over a controversial immigration law.
A month after hearing a case on the Obama administration's healthcare reform, the top court will weigh the legality of Arizona's SB1070. It requires officials to check the immigration status of those they believe to be in the country illegally.
Five other states have adopted variations of Arizona's law. Parts of those laws in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah (guess which party controls those five states and Arizona) are on hold pending the outcome of the Supreme Court case.
The immigration case is expected to be decided at the end of June, when a ruling is also expected from the justices over a multi-state challenge to the healthcare act.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17830567
It's always interesting to see how the sides line up in terms of the "friend of the court" briefs. The list of them is here: http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/11-182.html
Some notables on the Arizona government side: Freedom Watch, Joe Arpaio, Minuteman Project and Russell Pearce as well as an assortment of republican politician and conservative activists.
Some notables on the US government side: ACLU, AFL-CIO, SEIU, UFCW and other unions and numerous Democratic cities and states.