WASHINGTON — A divided U.S. Supreme Court threw out major parts of Arizona’s tough crackdown on illegal immigrants Monday in a ruling sure to reverberate through the November elections. The justices unanimously approved the law’s most-discussed provision — requiring police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons — but limited the consequences.

immigration-protest.jpgView full sizeSeth Wenig, The Associated PressAna Maria Archila from Make the Road New York speaks at a news conference in New York on Monday. The Supreme Court threw out

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