IMO, never going to happen. Regardless of their lip service and posturing during the hearing, SCOTUS will shoot down the AZ law.
I agree. It’s almost comical how some took Sotomayor’s allegedly tough questioning of the Solicitor as indicating that she might actually vote to uphold the law. There is no way she will vote to uphold.
And I’m afraid neither will Kennedy, which will make it a 4-4 tie, which means the kangaroo 9th Circuit’s decision striking down the law will stand. If so it could be devastating. One of the more interesting things about the recent report claiming net immigration from Mexico has halted is how the number of illegals in Arizona dropped even more than average. This proves the effectiveness of laws like this, and that’s why the Left is so desperate to fight such laws. And as usual when they want something that the public would never voluntarily go along with (68% favor the Arizona law), they will get it from the Sup Court.