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  1. racial profiling
    the practice of targeting people due to their ethnicity
    In a background call with reporters, a senior department official said the decision to file the lawsuit — and to do so on the ground that it pre-empts federal authority, rather than on civil rights grounds like racial profiling — followed extensive deliberations with the Civil Rights Division and others inside the department, and a trip to Arizona to meet with state officials.
  2. pre-empt
    a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
    In a background call with reporters, a senior department official said the decision to file the lawsuit — and to do so on the ground that it pre-empts federal authority, rather than on civil rights grounds like racial profiling — followed extensive deliberations with the Civil Rights Division and others inside the department, and a trip to Arizona to meet with state officials.
  3. brewer
    someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
    The law, signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on April 23, makes it a crime to be an illegal immigrant in the state and requires officers to determine the immigration status of people they stop for another offense based on a “reasonable suspicion” that they might be illegal immigrants.
  4. patchwork
    sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
    “The Constitution and the federal immigration laws do not permit the development of a patchwork of state and local immigration policies throughout the country,” the suit says.
  5. civil liberty
    freedom from arbitrary governmental interence
    The main suit was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and other civil rights groups.
  6. cartel
    a consortium formed to limit commercial competition
    “As a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement, Arizona is under attack from violent Mexican drug and immigrant smuggling cartels,” she said.
  7. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
    Kris Kobach, a lawyer and consultant to Ms. Brewer who is a co-author of the Arizona statute, said it was tailored to complement federal law.
  8. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
    The federal government added its weight to the core argument in those suits, which contend that the Arizona law usurps powers to control immigration reserved for federal authorities.
  9. core
    the center of an object
    The federal government added its weight to the core argument in those suits, which contend that the Arizona law usurps powers to control immigration reserved for federal authorities.
  10. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
    The Justice Department suit is also aimed at stemming a tide of similar laws under consideration in other states.
  11. contend
    compete for something
    The federal government added its weight to the core argument in those suits, which contend that the Arizona law usurps powers to control immigration reserved for federal authorities.
  12. savage
    without civilizing influences
    Charlie Savage contributed reporting.
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