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Department of Justice

Apr 25, 2012

Justices appear OK with SB1070 provision to allow police to check immigration status

The Supreme Court appears ready to allow Arizona to enforce a state law provision that requires police officers to check the immigration status of people they think are in the country illegally.

Apr 23, 2012

Arizona takes national stage with hearings on immigration law

Arizona will be in the national spotlight this week as SB1070 takes two of the nation’s most prominent stages.

Apr 9, 2012

Feds respond to criticism about Arpaio allegations

Federal authorities who accused Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office of civil rights allegations say the county's top prosecutor can find facts to back up the allegations in the sheriff's own records.

Apr 9, 2012

Feds respond to criticism about Arpaio allegations

Federal authorities who accused Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office of civil rights allegations say the county's top prosecutor can find facts to back up the allegations in the sheriff's own records.

Apr 4, 2012

Horne uses accuser’s words against him

Using his accuser’s own words against him, Attorney General Tom Horne emphatically denied allegations that he illegally collaborated with an independent expenditure campaign in 2010 and labeled the prosecutor’s actions as a tactic aimed at preserving his job.

In a press conference today, Horne quoted several comments made by Don Dybus, originally reported in the Arizona Capitol Ti[...]

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.

Jan 17, 2012

Arizona redistricting commission OKs legislative, congressional maps

Arizona's redistricting commission members divided along party lines Tuesday as they approved maps of new congressional and legislative districts by identical 3-2 votes.

Jan 4, 2012

Arpaio’s cooperation pledge with feds includes conditions, legal threat

After initially resisting a federal civil-rights investigation, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now asking the feds for a little cooperation or he’s ready to go to court.

Aug 25, 2011

Horne sues feds to end Voting Rights Act preclearance

Attorney General Tom Horne filed a federal lawsuit aimed at overturning a provision in the Voting Rights Act requiring Arizona and several other states to get all election changes approved by the U.S. Department of Justice before they can be implemented.

Aug 2, 2011

Tucson schools settle discrimination lawsuit

The Department of Justice has settled an employment discrimination case against the Tucson Unified School District.

Mar 7, 2011

Justice Department to monitor municipal elections

The U.S. Justice Department says it will send workers to monitor Maricopa County's upcoming municipal elections.

Feb 8, 2011

DOJ denies border shootout claim

The U.S. Justice Department denied a claim made to lawmakers that two guns sold in purchases sanctioned by federal firearms agents were later used in a shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead near the Arizona-Mexico border.

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