On June 25, the Supreme Court announced its ruling on Arizona,
et al. v. United States. The 5 to 3 decision struck down some parts
of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law, but upheld certain
provisions as well. Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion for
Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Breyer, and
Justice Sotomayor. Justice Kagan recused herself from the case,
while Justices Thomas, Scalia, and Alito dissented. The court
upheld the controversial requirement that police officers check the
immigration status of those individuals they detain or arrest for
other violations if they have reasonable suspicion that the
individual is in the country illegally. However, the court stated
that this provision could be subject to further legal action once
it is implemented. The court ruled that Arizona cannot make it a
crime for illegal immigrants to apply for a job and cannot charge
immigrants with a misdemeanor if they fail to carry an
identification card stating
