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Sheriff Joe Arpaio asks court to throw out contempt ruling
The request came as Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 24-year tenure as sheriff is set to end Sunday.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants jury to decide his contempt case
Joe Arpaio's attorney filed court papers saying that an elected official's actions should be decided by an impartial jury of his peers, not a judge.
Arizona sheriff officially charged with criminal contempt
The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has been formally charged with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge's order in a racial-profiling case.
Feds to bring contempt charge against Arizona sheriff
Prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge's orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Arizona, exposing the 84-year-old lawman to the possibility of jail time and clouding his political future as he seeks a seventh term.
County to pay $4 million in sheriff’s racial profiling case
Officials voted Wednesday to pay $4.4 million in legal fees to attorneys who won a racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, marking yet another expense in a case that's projected to cost taxpayers $72 million by next summer.
Judge holds agency in contempt for handling of disabled kid
A Maricopa County Juvenile Court judge has found the Arizona Department of Child Safety in contempt for failing to provide needed services to a family.
Reagan, Montgomery want contempt citation for Dem dark money
A Democratic dark money group that ran $1.5 million in ads against Tom Horne in the waning days of the 2010 election must defend itself from accusations of contempt of court after refusing to comply with an order that it register with election officials and disclose its contributors.
Sheriff starts testimony at his contempt-of-court hearing
The sheriff for metro Phoenix briefly took to the witness stand late Wednesday afternoon at contempt-of-court hearings over his acknowledged disobedience of a judge's orders in a racial profiling case.
Ducey taking wait-and-see approach on Arpaio contempt case
Gov. Doug Ducey is not ready to put any distance between himself and Joe Arpaio. “Let’s see how the court hearing plays out,” the governor said in response to a question of whether he still supports the sheriff.
Contempt of court ruling vs MCSO deputy is upheld
The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a contempt of court finding against a Maricopa County Sheriff's detention officer who rifled through a lawyer's file during a court proceeding last year.
