A Christian law firm is disappointed but not surprised that a federal judge last week threw out most of the Arizona immigration law that was designed to make it easier for state and local law enforcement to apprehend suspected illegal aliens.

Prior to last week's decision, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) had filed an amicus brief supporting the Arizona law. Consequently, the law firm shared the disappointment with other border-enforcement activists once the final decision was reached.

Jordan Sekulow, director of international operations with the ACLJ, thinks the judge clearly gutted the statute to give President Obama a political victory...