Justice Anthony Kennedy, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the Court's liberals, ruled that the state flew too close to the federal sun.

大法官安东尼·肯尼迪裁定，亚利桑纳州对联邦政府的挑战已经越界，首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨及法院的自由派大法官也赞同这一裁定。