Saturday, May 25, 2013

Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling : The Two-Way : NPR

Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling : The Two-Way : NPR: A U.S. district court has ruled that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department has violated the rights of Latino drivers by racially profiling them as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration and issued an injunction to halt the practice.

on Friday marks the first time that the hard-line Maricopa County sheriff's office has been found to be engaging in systematic racial profiling.

In 2010, Arizona passed a law that set the legal framework for Arpaio's actions, including a provision that allows police to check a person's immigration status if he is pulled over for any other reason. While the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of the law last year, it .