Court Blocks Ala. From Checking Student Status

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a key part of Alabama's law that requires schools to check the immigration status of students, temporarily weakening what was considered the toughest immigration law in the nation. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also blocked a part of the law that allows authorities to charge immigrants who do not carry documents proving their legal status. The three-judge panel let stand a provision that allows police to detain immigrants that are suspected of being in the country illegally. The ruling was only temporary. A final decision on the law won't likely be made for months http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-court-alabama-detain-illegal-immigrants-14739017