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    The US Supreme Court: Immigration and Politics

    Score one for the Obama Administration today as the US Supreme Court ruled that most of Arizona's tough immigration law violated federal authority. It won't be a crime for undocumented workers to look for jobs or fail to register. Is it illegal to demand that suspects "show their papers?" That's still up in the air.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Score one for the Obama Administration today as the US Supreme Court ruled that most of Arizona's tough immigration law violated federal authority. It won't be a crime for undocumented workers to look for jobs or fail to register. Is it illegal to demand that suspects "show their papers?" That's still up in the air. And that means the immigration battle is still under way in Arizona and other states.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Lata Pandya

      Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Greg Stohr

      Supreme Court reporter for Bloomberg

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      Karen Tumlin

      National Immigration Law Center

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      Center for Immigration Studies

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    2 of 3
    The US Supreme Court: Immigration and Politics
    1. 0:00After the Vote: What's Next for Egypt?
    2. 7:36The US Supreme Court: Immigration and PoliticsYou’re reading this
    3. 40:16Election-Year Politics and the Supreme Court
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