Arizona v. United States

567 U.S. 387 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Held that federal immigration law preempted several provisions of Arizona's immigration statute.

Scope and limitations: States retain some authority and the Court did not facially invalidate every challenged provision.

Open authoritative source

3 issue placements

Himalayan Borderland Mobility & Family Life

Arizona v. United States supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Himalayan Borderland Mobility & Family Life. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: States retain some authority and the Court did not facially invalidate every challenged provision.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Pathways, Status & Regularization

Arizona v. United States supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Pathways, Status & Regularization. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: States retain some authority and the Court did not facially invalidate every challenged provision.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

State & Local Policy Divergence

Arizona v. United States rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to State & Local Policy Divergence. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: States retain some authority and the Court did not facially invalidate every challenged provision.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.