PARIS (AP) — Thirteen people who claim they have been targeted by French police for identity checks, often with humiliating public pat-downs, because they're black or of Arab descent went to court Wednesday to seek reparations and a change in police guidelines. Their case is billed as a first of its kind in France where anti-racism groups have repeatedly claimed that non-white French face wide-ranging discrimination that diminishes their chances at finding jobs, getting into night clubs or carving out a place for themselves in the mainstream. The plaintiffs who appeared in the Paris courtroom for the one-day trial — but did not take the stand — range from students to delivery personnel. One...
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