Importantly, Judge Wright ruled that evidence of any pattern or practice of comparable conduct by the president was not important to the case.

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Our pattern or practice investigation of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) marked the first time ever that the Justice Department found reasonable cause to believe that a police department had engaged in a pattern or practice of gender-biased policing.

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"There is a regular pattern and practice of not producing memos, minutes, reports, and e-mails, " Biller said.

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