Thursday, July 29, 2010

Opponents of Arizona's immigration enforcement law SB 1070 celebrate after it was announced that a judge blocked some controversial provisions of the law on July 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty)

Arizona Immigration Ruling Asserts Federal Power

In a ruling on Wednesday, Judge Susan Bolton declared a preliminary injunction against many of the provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law, S.B. 1070. The injunctions will stand until Bolton has finished hearing the federal government's case against Arizona, but the speed with which she applied them has made many observers think the law will not ultimately stand, and encouraged supporters of federal immigration reform.

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Race, Science, Athletics; Child Poverty; Tackling the Deficit; Oil Drills on the Move; Arizona Immigration; 'Countdown to Zero'

A paper on biomechanics and the physics of athletic performance riles some on racial grounds; child poverty on the rise; Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) on approaching the staggering national debt; oil companies eye drilling locations with more lax regulations than the U.S.; Arizona's S.B. 1070 scheduled to take effect; Valerie Plame and the nuclear documentary 'Countdown to Zero'; people who pretend to have served in the military.