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allegations would be publicly aired a few months
before voters would decide whether to give Arpaio a
sixth term as sheriff of the county covering the Phoenix
area.
Lawyers who've worked in the Justice Department's
civil rights division say the targets of such
investigations typically are not required to
acknowledge wrongdoing as part of settlements.
Brian Landsberg, a professor at the University of
Pacific's law school in California, who worked in the
Justice Department's civil rights division for more than
20 years and wrote a book about the division, said
Arpaio could reject settlement offers if he feels the
federal government's facts are incorrect, but that
approach carries risks.
USA Today/ - News, Sáb, 31 de Março de 2012
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"If it goes to trial and they lose, then the court could
impose more onerous sanctions," Landsberg said,
noting that one incentive for settling a civil rights case
is so police agencies can help shape the settlements
they'll have to operate under.
Bustamante said the sheriff might decline a settlement
offer in hopes of seeing what becomes of the racial
lawsuit, which he can always settle if it isn't going well.
"He might regard it better to hang in there for a while
and see how close he can get to the election,"
Bustamante said.
As for the sheriff, he said his November re-election bid
isn't a factor in his consideration of whether to settle. "I
don't care about the politics," Arpaio said. "I don't plan
things for political reasons."
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