Court largely upholds racial-profiling ruling against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Source: Arizona Republic
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld a federal judge's ruling against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in a racial-profiling case, according to a statement filed Wednesday.
In 2013, U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow found Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies had disproportionately targeted Latinos during their traffic operations. The ruling extended to both regular and "saturation" patrols, where deputies would flood predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods.
... "I think it marks a significant victory," said Cecillia Wang, a plaintiffs' attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's Immigrants' Rights Project. "Once again the sheriff's efforts to continue his policy on immigration enforcement have been rebuffed by a federal court."
... The decision comes one week before a civil-contempt hearing for Arpaio and many of his top aides. Arpaio has admitted defying the court, and proposed a settlement that would have included dismissal of his appeal.
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