Washington Post News Alert: Judge blocks the most controversial sections of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect

News Alert: Judge blocks the most controversial sections of Arizona's immigration law from taking effect
01:22 PM EDT Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/28/AR2010072801794.html

PHOENIX -- A judge has blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law from taking effect Thursday, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown.

The law will still take effect Thursday, but without many of the provisions that angered opponents - including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. The judge also put on hold a part of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/28/AR2010072801794.html

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