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Jun 12, 2015

Trial set for Justice Department’s lawsuit against Arpaio

A thorny contempt-of-court case dogging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn't the only major legal trouble facing the lawman this summer.

Mar 24, 2015

Police shooting bill goes to the governor

It is now up to Gov. Doug Ducey whether Arizonans will be denied for 60 days the names of police officers who kill civilians.

In this April 3, 2012 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio listens in during a news conference in Phoenix. Sheriff Arpaio has been in office 20 years, mainly by being tough on crime and, more recently, illegal immigration. But the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America is in the middle of the most difficult re-election fight of his career, largely because those themes are being turned against him. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Feb 11, 2013

Arpaio to release report on bungled investigations

The sheriff for metropolitan Phoenix has released 10,000 pages of documents on an internal probe into sex-crime cases.

Jun 27, 2012

Feds ask judge to reject Arpaio’s dismissal bid

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to reject Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's request to dismiss parts of a lawsuit by the federal government that alleges the sheriff's office has committed a wide range of civil rights violations.

Feb 8, 2012

Group gathers signatures in support of Arpaio

A group says it has collected nearly 100,000 online petitions signatures from across the country to demand that federal authorities prove their allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office has committed a wide range of civil rights violations.

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