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Arizona Judge Won't Give More Time to Find Victims of Illegal Detentions

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A judge in Arizona who ordered taxpayer-funded compensation for Latinos who were illegally detained when then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied a court order has declined to give the victims more time to apply for the money. The two-sentence ruling issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in the racial-profiling case means the one-year period for filing claims will end on Dec. 3. Two years ago, Snow ordered the creation of a $500,000 compensation fund as a remedy for...

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