Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit »

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By Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether police can target illegal immigrants without racially profiling U.S. citizens and legal residents of Hispanic origin. U.S. ... Source Main page (current trends)

More about: constitutional rights, David Schwartz, Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Latino drivers, law enforcement, Maricopa County Sheriff, Racial Profiling, Tim Gaynor

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