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The politics in arizona. she said towards the end of this decision she by mow means disregards the interest in addressing the problems of crime and addressing the crime that illegal immigration causes. even though interests may be consistent with those of the federal government, its not in the public interest to enforce preempted laws. she has not struck the law down, but has struck down the most controversial part, requiring that arizona police determine the immigration status of everybody they...

The public interest for arizona to enforce preempted laws. what do you make of that statement from the judge, susan bolton? >> well, this is a very important victory for the obama administration and the justice department. to prevail on this type of preliminary injunction, the court has to find a substantial likelihood of prevailing ultimately on the merits, that is to make this a permanent injunction. its rare the federal government challenges a state law. most people were betting that they wou...