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>> judy clark, the defense attorney in this case, one of the defense attorneys in this case, she has been very successful in arguing against the death penalty in other high profile cases. what you know of her other cases, nothing's exactly like this, but the way she's defended other people, do you have any insight as to how she might go about arguing against having him put to death? >> there is. this defense team has been called the death penalty dream defense team. they have highly talented lawyers led by judy clark, and what she's done in other cases is really tried to get the jury to empath...

Forget running from the law. how about enforcing it. the california state supreme court granting illegal immigrant sergeia garcia a law license, saying his immigrant status should not bear on his ability to practice law. ken zimmerman doesn't think so but heather thinks it might be the right call. let's start with you, heather. >> the question is whether or not it is legal and not whether or not we like it. under a law in california a law was passed that said illegal immigrants can get their license to practice. under that law, the court made the right decision. >> ken, i don't like it and i h...

Sovereignty. why our government is encouraging them to take money from the american taxpayers. >> if this was about illegal immigrants themselves getting welfare, you would have no argument from me. >> no, no, stop. they are encouraging people clearly who are in the country illegally to tap into the american taxpayer's pocket. it is totally combined. >> it is for the children. if you are illegal you cannot get food stamps period. you cannot get them. and you do have to declare your status. >> the government of the united states should not be rewarding and encouraging the american people coming...

Sovereignty. why our government is encouraging them to take money from the american taxpayers. >> if this was about illegal immigrants themselves getting welfare, you would have no argument from me. >> no, no, stop. they are encouraging people clearly who are in the country illegally to tap into the american taxpayer's pocket. it is totally combined. >> it is for the children. if you are illegal you cannot get food stamps period. you cannot get them. and you do have to declare your status. >> the government of the united states should not be rewarding and encouraging the american people coming...

whether or not police questions people's immigration status based on reasonable suspicion. joining us to talk about immigration ruling and what it means is our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and white house correspondent jessica yellin. jeffrey, please start off by saying what the court accepted and rejected. >> well, the heart of the case is about state power versus federal power. immigration is an area that is traditionally one where the federal government exercises most of the power, but in this case, arizona, as we all now know passed sb-1070 which established certain new re...