AG Olens pleased justices to review Arizona law

ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens says he's pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review Arizona's law on illegal immigration.

Olens said he hopes the court's eventual ruling will help settle the ``great uncertainty'' over whether federal immigration rules pre-empt state laws.

The Supreme Court said Monday it would review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked several tough provisions in the Arizona law. One of those requires that police, while enforcing other laws, question a person's immigration status if officers suspect he is in the country illegally.

Similar laws in Alabama, South Carolina and Utah also are facing administration lawsuits. Private groups are suing over immigration measures adopted in Georgia and Indiana.