PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
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Friday, May 24, 2013
May 24
UK braces for unrest after soldier’s slaying while also reviewing whether it missed warnings
PHOENIX (AP) — Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff’s office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio’s office systematically racially profiles Latinos:
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.
LONDON (AP) — FIFA’s new anti-racism task force will ask soccer’s governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.


