Charles Ware's Blog: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 --- What's Happening Now?

(1) Will the Supreme Court's Decision in the Arizona immigration law (S.B. 1070) case impact Alabama's recent immigration statute?

Answer: Probably. The legal reasoning put forth by the High Court in the Arizona case applies equally as well to similar immigration laws and court rulings in other states.

(2) Justice Department Hotline for Arizona Civil Rights Concerns.

The U.S. Justice Department has set up a hotline for the public to report potential civil rights concerns regarding the Arizona law that requires police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons.

The hotline phone number is 1-855-353-100. The email is: SB1070(at)usdoj.gov.

[hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/06/26/justice-dept-sets-up-federal-hotline]

(3) John Edwards and his mistress, Rielle Hunter, have broken up. No surprise.

This story is probably no surprise.

Democratic politician John Edwards and the mistress who bore his child have ended their relationship, it was announced on Good Morning America this morning.

Rielle Hunter, the mother of former vice-presidential nominee John Edwards' four-year-old daughter, announced during an appearance on the ABC morning show that she and Edwards are no longer a couple.

Are you surprised?

["ABC Good Morning", ABC Television, June 26, 2012; newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/26/edwards-and-mistress]