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.
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.