Politics: Afternoon Edition: Supreme Court rejects much of Arizona law

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, June 25, 2012 HEADLINES Supreme Court rejects much of Arizona law The Supreme Court on Monday rejected much of Arizona's controversial immigration law, but upheld other provisions, giving a partial victory to the Obama administration. » Read full article THE FIX | Supreme Court's Montana decision strengthens Citizens United The Court ruled 5-4 that the Montana ban on corporate campaign spending violates the First Amendment rights of companies. » Read full article THE FIX | Obama pushes back with 'doing fine' ad Multiple Republican groups have launched TV ads highlighting President Obama's comment at a recent press conference that "the private sector is doing fine." Now Obama's campaign is pushing back, arguing that "Mitt Romney and his billionaire allies" are distorting the president's words. » Read full article THE FIX | Immigration decision puts Romney in a tight spot The Supreme Court rejected large portions of a controversial Arizona immigration law but left intact the ability of police to stop suspected illegal immigrants and demand to see their papers, a sort of split decision that should hand President Obama a political cudgel with which to take after former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. » Read full article 2CHAMBERS | 5 big things to watch this week in Congress It promises to be one of the busiest and most consequential weeks of the year for Congress as lawmakers eagerly anticipate the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the landmark 2010 health-care reform law. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Richard W. Painter, chief ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush criticizing the timing of personal trade transactions made by congressional members, questioning their correlation with economic legislation: "They shouldn't be making these trades when they know what they are going to do. And what they are going to do is then going to influence the market" MULTIMEDIA Video: Arizona Immigration ruling presents a challenge for Romney The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza gives the good news and the bad news for Mitt Romney out of the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's controversial immigration law. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy