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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Race As Legitimate Factor

It has been noted in the past, but this ruling underlines that the "we won't profile" line in the SB1070 case (Arizona) only takes you so far. The government is allowed to take appearance, including race and nationality, into consideration for Fourth Amendment purposes.