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A state appellate court Wednesday upheld the validity of the LAPDs
Special Order 40, the controversial policy that bans officers from
asking the immigration status of crime victims and witnesses. In
affirming a lower-court ruling, the three-judge panel said the
30-year-old order strikes the appropriate balance between
immigrants rights to equal protection and the Los Angeles Police
Departments need to protect communities. In 2006, a conservative
organization and a Los Angeles resident filed suit to challenge
Special Order 40, saying it violates federal immigration law and
asking the court to prevent the use of taxpayer money to enforce
the order. The American Civil Liberties Union, which contested the
suit on behalf of domestic violence victims, lauded the ruling by
the California Court ...
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