Despite cultivating an image as a political independent, Bolton revealed her strong [[liberal]] leanings in 2010, when she was called upon to hear cases related to the [[Arizona SB 1070 Immigration Law]]. On July 28, 2010, one day before the law was scheduled to take effect, Bolton issued a last-minute, sweeping moratorium blocking all four of the most critical provisions of the law, thus necessitating a lengthy and expensive legal battle should Arizona choose to defend the law.<ref>http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-35976-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m7d28-Activist-judge-illegally-strikes-down-Arizona-immigration-law</ref> | Despite cultivating an image as a political independent, Bolton revealed her strong [[liberal]] leanings in 2010, when she was called upon to hear cases related to the [[Arizona SB 1070 Immigration Law]]. On July 28, 2010, one day before the law was scheduled to take effect, Bolton issued a last-minute, sweeping moratorium blocking all four of the most critical provisions of the law, thus necessitating a lengthy and expensive legal battle should Arizona choose to defend the law.<ref>http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-35976-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m7d28-Activist-judge-illegally-strikes-down-Arizona-immigration-law</ref> |