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Civil Rights

Aug. 16, 2006

Supreme Court Says Police Union Cannot Block Department's Racial Profiling Probe

If police departments want to investigate whether officers are making traffic stops based on the race of the driver, they don't need the blessings of police labor unions, the state Supreme Court held unanimously Monday.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer


If police departments want to investigate whether officers are making traffic stops based on the race of the driver, they don't need the blessings of police labor unions, the state Supreme Court held unanimously Monday.
      The high court ruled that it was OK for the city of Claremont to collect data on race and ethnicity of motorists after a traffic stop that ...

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