Supreme Court to Take on Arizona Immigration Law

The Supreme Court has added another high-profile case to its slate: Justices will examine the Arizona immigration law that has sparked nationwide controversy, the AP reports. They'll rule on a US appeals court decision that barred portions of the law, including a measure requiring police investigating other matters to check a person's immigration status if they suspect he or she is an illegal immigrant.

The Obama administration has attacked the law and others like it, saying immigration is a federal issue. The case marks the third hot-button topic the justices have agreed to rule on next year, alongside health care reform and Texas electoral redistricting. (More US Supreme Court stories.)