By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer
updated 11:24 AM EDT, Mon June 25, 2012
Washington (CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled largely in favor of the federal government Monday in a case involvingArizona’s immigration law, but it upheld the most controversial provision involving police checks on people’s immigration status while enforcing other laws.
In a decision sure to ripple across the political landscape in a presidential election year, the court’s 5-3 ruling struck down key parts of the Arizona law.