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Post by bot on May 10, 2012 13:38:08 GMT -5
Department of Justice sue Arizona sheriff for 'unlawful actions' from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The Department of Justice on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit against Maricopa County, Ariz., the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, charging them with "unconstitutional and unlawful actions." Among those, the DOJ contends, the defendants "engaged in and continue to engage in a pattern or practice of" discriminatory law enforcement actions against Latinos who are stopped, detained and arrested on the basis of race, color, or national origin. It also charges that Latino inmates with limited English skills are discriminated against in jail and that Arpaio and the sheriff's office have illegally retaliated "against their perceived critics, subjecting them to baseless criminal actions, unfounded civil lawsuits, or meritless administrative actions."
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