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Court critical of pink underwear for Ariz. inmates
An appeals court has criticized the pink underwear worn by inmates in Arizona's largest county, as federal judges consider the case of a mentally ill man who mistakenly viewed officers' efforts to forcibly clothe him as an attempt at rape.
New trial ordered over Arpaio’s pink-underwear policy for inmates
WASHINGTON – A federal court has reinstated a lawsuit against Maricopa County and Sheriff Joe Arpaio by a woman who said her brother’s death stemmed from a traumatic jail “dress out” – when he was held down, stripped and forced into the pink underwear of county inmates. A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said a lower court could consider whether Arpaio’s p[...]
Bill giving border security committee direct spending power advances
A bill that would give a legislative panel the power to spend private donations for a state border fence passed a House committee today along party lines, with only Republicans supporting it.
Latinos suing Arpaio want no immigration officials allowed to testify
Lawyers representing Latinos who accuse Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office of racial profiling are asking a federal judge to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees from being called to testify by the sheriff's lawyers at a trial.
Arpaio lawyers seek to have citizen letters, complaints kept from lawsuit proceedings
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers filed motions in federal court Friday to exclude some citizen letters and complaints in a racial profiling lawsuit brought against his office.
Leaders offer recommendations on Arpaio’s office
Latino and black leaders in metro Phoenix released a long list of recommendations Friday for overhauling Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office and asked the U.S. Department of Justice to consider the proposals during negotiations to settle civil rights allegations against Arpaio's office.
Arpaio’s Obama investigator also selling Obama theory book
The lead investigator in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's investigation into President Obama's birth certificate is selling his report as a book.
Arpaio unveils Obama birth probe
America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff finds himself entangled these days in his own thorny legal troubles: a federal grand jury probe over alleged abuse of power, Justice Department accusations of racial profiling and revelations that his department didn't adequately investigate hundreds of Arizona sex-crime cases.
Stapley announces CD9 run
After 18 years at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Don Stapley is setting his sights on Congress. Stapley said he filed paperwork Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission to run in the 9th Congressional District, which covers parts of Chandler, Mesa, Phoenix and Tempe.
Forum about Arpaio’s office set for Tuesday
Latino and black leaders will hold a forum in Phoenix Tuesday night to gather public input on what sort of agreement the U.S. Justice Department should strike with Sheriff Joe Arpaio to settle civil rights allegations against the police agency.
Critics air TV ad calling for Arpaio’s resignation
Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ran a TV ad during the Republican presidential debate in Arizona that called for the lawman's resignation.
Arpaio seeks reversal of recently imposed immigration enforcement limits
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers urged an appeals court to reverse a ruling that barred his deputies who are enforcing Arizona's immigrant smuggling law from detaining people based solely on the suspicion that they're in the country illegally.
