Ninth Circuit Holds Maricopa County Liable for Former Sheriff's 'Racially Discriminatory Policing'
The county had argued that it couldn't be held liable for the policies of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio whose office routinely targeted Latinos with traffic stops to screen for federal immigration law violations.
May 07, 2018 at 04:05 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
A federal appeals court has found that Maricopa County is liable for the “racially discriminatory policing policies” of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday found that the county was not immune from liability for the unlawful traffic-stop policies implemented by Arpaio, which targeted Latinos in attempts to find violations of federal immigration laws.
In a unanimous 14-page opinion written by Judge Paul Watford, the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court summary judgment ruling that found the county could be held liable for Arpaio's policies under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 34 U.S.C. Section 12601.
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