AZ Capitol Times
By The Associated Press
Published: August 10, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Fernando Rios of Promise, Ariz. carries a sign to protest outside Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse in downtown Phoenix, before the start of the racial-profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Lawyers who say that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office disproportionately singled out Latinos in the patrols accused him of launching some sweeps based on emails and letters that don't allege crimes, but complain only that "dark-skinned people" are congregating in a given area or speaking Spanish. Arpaio has long denied racial profiling allegations. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza)
Attorneys who alleged systematic racial profiling in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols said they proved their case at a trial that ended last week and emphasized that the agency doesn’t have adequate safeguards against singling people out based on their race.
Lawyers on both sides of the case are presenting their closing arguments through legal briefs. Arpaio’s lawyers filed their arguments Thursday, while the brief by opposing attorneys wasn’t made available until Friday morning.
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