What is the impact of the district courts July 28, 2010 ruling on Arizonas racial profiling law?
After extensive legal briefing and a full day of oral argument from lawyers representing the parties, including the American Civil Liberties Union, a federal district court in Phoenix decided to block central provisions of Arizona’s racial profiling law from going into effect on July 29, 2010. The court made a preliminary finding that much of the Arizona law impermissibly conflicts with federal immigration law. The ruling has prevented the most troubling parts of Arizona’s racial profiling law from taking effect.