Democracy Now! June 26, 2012

June 26, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

The Supreme Court has overturned key parts of Arizona's anti-immigrant law S.B. 1070 but upheld the law's controversial "show me your papers" provision. In a separate ruling, the court also said states may not impose mandatory life sentences without parole on children. And Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports on how Egypt's historic presidential election is being undermined by continued military rule. Plus headlines, and more.

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Arizona SB 1070

The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act is a legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that at the time of passage was the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in recent U.S. history. It has received national and international attention... Explore this topic

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Court, which ... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States, or America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capi... Explore this topic

Immigration law

Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country. Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship. Immigratio... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

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Immigration

Immigration is the movement of people into a different country in order to settle there. Immigration is made for many reasons, including temperature, breeding, economic, political, family re-unification, natural disaster, poverty or the wish to change one's surroundings volunt... Explore this topic

Arizona

Arizona is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western United States and of the Mountain West states. It is the sixth most extensive and the 15th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second lar... Explore this topic

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