States seek to delay action on immigration laws

After the U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to rule on Arizona's controversial law targeting illegal immigrants, some states with similar statutes want to delay legal challenges against their own laws pending the high court's decision.

The Supreme Court said Monday it would review a federal appeals court ruling blocking parts of the Arizona law.

The Obama administration challenged the Arizona law, arguing that regulating immigration is the job of the federal government. Similar laws in Alabama, South Carolina and Utah also face administration lawsuits. Private groups are suing over immigration measures in Georgia and Indiana.

Attorneys general in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina asked Thursday for delayed action on the lawsuits. Utah doesn't plan to seek a delay, and Indiana's attorney general's office is considering seeking a stay.