This afternoon, in a long-awaited decision, federal district court judge Susan Bolton enjoined several major provisions of Arizona’s immigration law, SB-1070. While it was speculated that Bolton would block parts of SB-1070 relating to warrantless arrests and document requirements, the judge also ended up striking down the law’s most controversial and significant provision: the requirement ... 

This is one of those weeks when I love my job. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love my job plenty, but when you get to talk to people day after day about an ongoing controversy that really includes very little middle ground, and has contending opponents and supporters offering two very different versions of the very same place, it just provides the kind of juicy challenge many reporters love.  Read More →