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• Judge pulls key pieces from immigration law

  July 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 PHOENIX – A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona’s immigration law at the last minute Wednesday, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation between police … 7

• Judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law

  July 28, 2010 in Nation/World A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law today when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect. 44

• Arizona law gets skeptical hearing

  July 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PHOENIX – A federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of a key part of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, but did not say whether she would prevent the …

• Holder may file second Arizona suit

  July 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation’s top law enforcement officer, said Sunday he might sue Arizona a second time if he finds its tough-on-illegal-immigrants law leads to racial … 2

• Government sues Arizona over law on immigration

  July 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 PHOENIX – The Obama administration sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the state’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it. The lawsuit filed in federal court … 19

• Arizona cops get guidelines

  July 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A14 PHOENIX – Police officers trying to enforce a controversial new Arizona immigration law cannot use race to form a suspicion that someone is in the country illegally, but can rely …

• Citizenship proposal faces constitutional test

  June 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 PHOENIX – Emboldened by passage of the nation’s toughest law against illegal immigration, the Arizona politician who sponsored the measure now wants to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in … 12

• Obama, Brewer discuss law

  June 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama received Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in the Oval Office on Thursday, but the two made no progress in bridging the enormous gulf that divides them …

• Arizona law faces federal challenge

  May 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Top Justice Department officials have drafted a legal challenge that could be filed in federal court in Arizona asserting that the state’s new immigration law is unconstitutional because … 9

• Obama, Calderon decry Arizona immigration law

  May 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The presidents of Mexico and the United States offered a united front during a state visit Wednesday – not just against brutal drug cartels but against Arizona and … 55

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: An impulsive, shameful law

  May 3, 2010 in Opinion on Page A9 If we really wanted immigration reform, we’d have had it years ago.In 2006, President George W. Bush supported a proposal that would’ve required undocumented immigrants to take English classes and … 10

• Amy Goodman: Arizona law provokes backlash

  April 30, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 Arizona was the only territory west of Texas to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy during the Civil War. A century later, it fought recognition of the Martin …

• Mexico issues travel alert

  April 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – The Mexican government Tuesday took the unusual step of issuing a travel alert urging extreme caution by Mexicans working, studying or otherwise spending time in Arizona. The …