Judge Holds Up Implementation of SB1070

Thanks to Clinton appointee, Judge Susan Bolton, it looks like the worse parts of SB1070 are at least on hold until the courts give the law further review.

The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws.

The judge also put on hold parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places.

These were the most controversial and inhumane parts of the law, of course. There will be plenty of analysis, I’m sure, for the rest of the day and week.

Stay tuned.