Posted Wednesday, Oct. 02, 2013 By BRIAN SKOLOF
PHOENIX — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the
appointment of an independent monitor and a community advisory board to ensure
that an Arizona sheriff is complying with constitutional requirements after
finding his office engages in racial profiling.
U.S. District Judge Murray Snow found in May that the
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio singled out Latinos and
deputies unreasonably prolonged detentions.
It was the first finding by a court that the agency
covering Arizona's most populous county engages in racial profiling after a
small group of Latinos sued the sheriff's office for violating their
constitutional rights, saying they were being detained simply because of their
race.
Snow had delayed ordering remedies in the case to allow
time for both parties to reach agreements, but disputes over key issues
prevented consensus. Read more here:
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