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By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyJohn McCarthy Roll, Arizona's chief federal trial judge, was slain Saturday morning in the gun attack in Tucson which gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. At least five others were killed in the attack, and as many as 12 more were wounded. Related Stories Judge Killed, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Wounded in Arizona Rampage Sarah Palin Blamed by Bloggers for Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords Judge Roll evidently was at Rep. Giffords' public event -- some reports suggested he lived close-by and decided to drop in and say hello to Giffords -- when he was shot and killed by the ...
Immigration, Terrorism, Health Care: Hot Issues Pack Fall Court Docket
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyAs the vacations of August give way to the business of September, the legal beat this week is beginning to heat up. Here, in no specific order, are a few of the higher-profile legal stories that are going to pop in one direction or another before too long. 1. Don't Ask Don't Tell. Last week, a federal judge in California declared unconstitutional the Pentagon's controversial "don't ask don't tell" policy toward gay and lesbian service members. Next week, the Senate is expected to take up the issue. Will the judge's ruling give the lawmakers legal cover? Or will the decision -- and the ...
22 States Considering Ariz.-Like Immigration Law
By not in system - AOL NewsA federal court ruling throwing out key sections of Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law has apparently not stopped momentum for similar "crackdown" legislation in other states. A national lobby, Americans for Legal Immigration, said Wednesday 22 states are now considering versions of the Arizona legislation. ...
Immigration: 22 States Following Arizona's Lead With Bills Policing Illegals
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyA federal court ruling throwing out key sections of Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law has apparently not stopped momentum for similar "crackdown" legislation in other states. A national lobby, Americans for Legal Immigration, said Wednesday 22 states are now considering versions of the Arizona legislation. They range from one other border state, Texas, to large northern states like Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Most recently, Colorado and Alabama went forward with legislation, according to the organization. Activists "have been working hard contacting state ...
Virginia Isn't for Obama Lovers: Pair of Rulings Escalates Key Political Fights
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 2) -- Virginia may be for lovers, but given recent developments there, the state isn't giving much love to President Barack Obama. In 2008, Obama became the first Democrat in 44 years to take the state of Virginia, defeating Republican rival John McCain by a margin of more than 8 percentage points. Just one year later, however, independent voters swung in the other direction and helped elect conservative Republican Bob McDonnell as governor. In 2010, McDonnell was cast as Obama's foil as he was tapped to deliver the televised rebuttal to the president's State of the Union address. ...
Arizona Immigration Law: Legal Path Is Blocked, So Political One Must Be Found
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyFor those who support Arizona's controversial new immigration measure, there is very little in U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton's big ruling Wednesday that is encouraging. Yes, the veteran judge gave the state the go-ahead to proceed with some of its new ideas -- there was some tinkering of the human smuggling provision, for example, and it's now formally a crime in Arizona to pick up a day laborer in a car. And no, she didn't buy the Commerce Clause argument offered up by the Justice Department as a justification for blocking the law, pending a full judicial review. Bolton even helpfully ...
Reaction: Immigration Law Ruling 'Just the Beginning'
By Andrea Stone - AOL News(July 28) -- The 11th-hour decision by a federal judge to block the most controversial provisions of Arizona's immigration law won't stop the clock on the fight over illegal immigration. Soon after U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton issued her ruling on SB 1070, putting on hold some of its most divisive measures for cracking down on illegal immigrants, a disappointed but defiant Republican Gov. Jan Brewer made clear she would not back down. "This fight is far from over," she said in a statement. "In fact, it is just the beginning, and at the end of what is certain to be a long legal struggle, ...
Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona's Immigration Law
By not in system - AOL NewsA federal judge in Phoenix Wednesday ordered Arizona officials to delay indefinitely much of the enforcement of the state's controversial new immigration law, declaring major portions of the measure an impermissible burden on federal resources and priorities. ...
Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona's Immigration Law
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyA federal judge in Phoenix Wednesday ordered Arizona officials to delay indefinitely much of the enforcement of the state's controversial new immigration law, declaring major portions of the measure an impermissible burden on federal resources and priorities. Only portions of the law now will go into effect as planned midnight Thursday. Put on hold for now, pending further judicial review, were provisions that required a check of immigration status for anyone stopped by the police under "reasonable suspicion" of unlawful status; made it a state crime to violate federal immigrant registration ...
Judge Susan Bolton Blocks Part of Arizona Illegal Immigration Law SB 1070
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 28) -- U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton announced she was blocking portions of Arizona's highly contentious new illegal immigration law, SB 1070 just one day before it was set to take effect. According to The Associated Press, Bolton singled out three provisions of the law. The requirement for police to check the immigration status of any person they reasonably suspect of being an illegal immigrant. The requirement for immigrants to carry proof of their immigration status on them at all times. The section of the law that forbade undocumented workers from looking for work ...
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