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    The US Supreme Court: Immigration and Politics

    The US Supreme Court won't release its ruling on Obamacare until Thursday. Today, the Court gave the Obama Administration a partial victory today by ruling that most of Arizona's tough immigration law violates the Constitution.

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

    The US Supreme Court won't release its ruling on Obamacare until Thursday. Today, the Court gave the Obama Administration a partial victory today by ruling that most of Arizona's tough immigration law violates the Constitution. But the controversial "show your papers" provision was left standing. Does that give police a green light for racial profiling? Decisions also came down on money in politics and life without parole for juveniles.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Lata Pandya

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

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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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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    3 of 3
    Supreme Court's Immigration Ruling Leaves Legal Questions
    1. 0:00Stockton Weighs Bankruptcy
    2. 10:44Supreme Court's Immigration Ruling Leaves Legal Questions
    3. 20:46The US Supreme Court: Immigration and PoliticsYou’re reading this
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