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Arizona loses contempt appeal in prison health care case
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2018 contempt-of-court ruling against now-retired Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan for failing to follow through on promises in a legal settlement to improve health care for prisoners.
Arizona asks judge to hold off on fines in inmate care case
The state of Arizona wants a judge to hold off on her threat to order $1.6 million in additional contempt-of-court fines against the state for failing to adequately follow through on its promises to improve health care for its 33,000 prisoners.
Attorney forced to testify against Joe Arpaio
A lawyer who once represented former Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a racial profiling case has testified that he had several meetings with Arpaio to discuss a court order that barred traffic patrols targeting immigrants.
Feds want judge to decide whether Arpaio should be convicted
The U.S. Justice Department asked U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton in a filing Thursday to hold a bench trial rather than let a jury decide Arpaio's misdemeanor case.
Arizona sheriff’s criminal contempt trial moved to April 25
The NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament scheduled for early April in the Phoenix area has pushed back outgoing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's trial on a criminal contempt-of-court charge.
