The Supreme Court, dealing a setback to the Obama administration, said Monday it will consider reviving Arizona’s law that targets illegal immigrants and gives more enforcement power to local police.
President Obama’s lawyers had urged the court to steer clear of the dispute, but the justices instead agreed to hear Arizona’s contention that states have leeway to question and detain illegal aliens.
Justice Elena Kagan, formerly Obama’s solicitor general, said she would sit out the case.
The court’s announcement sets the stage for another decision next summer on a...