live from new york this morning. we begin with what may be the occupy wall street move s biggest target so far, the iowa caucuses. cnn learned protesters plan to disrupt the first of the nation contest on january 3rd. organizers hope to have enough demonstrators on hand to occupy the campaign offices of president obama and all the republican candidates. they say their goal is to get them to start talking about the issues facing the 99%. also in tennessee, a federal judge has now ordered officials to stop arresting occupy protesters. the temporary restraining order blocks a curfew imposed by the governor last week that limited the time protesteders could gather at a popular downtown spot in nashville. the order will remain in effect for three weeks. republican presidential candidate herman cain is denying allegations of sexual harassment. he came out swinging yesterday regarding issues of inappropriate behavior while he was head of the national restaurant association in
you re going to be harrassed if you go to buy your grandkids israel grandkids ice cream. something else caught my eye holder said twice the arizona legislature came up with a statute inconsistent with the federal constitution but never explains it. he never says this is how the federal law is in violation of the u.s. constitution. he an s it but never explains this is a teachable moment moment. here s the problem, here the construct on which we built our case. i m not greta: that s when the feet get put to the fire to show where this preempts federal law. and the federal government does have the authority. i think the federal government does have the authority. i m not sure this preempts. you cannot pass laws inconsistent with federal laws.
challenging a state law requiring immigrants to carry their registration papers at all times, and allowing the police to question residency status. the justice department says that the immigration is a federal matter and suing to stop the law from taking effect at the end of this month. we have comprehensive coverage this hour, and we will hear from some key players, but let s begin with cnn s lisa sylvester who has the latest. lisa? wolf, the justice department is basing the argument on preemption in that the states can not pass law that preempts federal law. in this case, the justice department is asking the state of arizona for an injunction to keep the law from taking effect at the end of this month, and to take a step further to declare the law null and void. reporter: this new law would make illegal immigration a state crime, and it would make them
you re going to be harrassed if you go to buy your grandkids israel grandkids ice cream. something else caught my eye holder said twice the arizona legislature came up with a statute inconsistent with the federal constitution but never explains it. he never says this is how the federal law is in violation of the u.s. constitution. he an s it but never explains this is a teachable moment moment. here s the problem, here the construct on which we built our case. i m not greta: that s when the feet get put to the fire to show where this preempts federal law. and the federal government does have the authority. i think the federal government does have the authority. i m not sure this preempts. you cannot pass laws inconsistent with federal laws.