Pearce loses bid to be party in immigration appeal
A court rejected a request by the author of Arizona's new immigration law to be a party in the state's appeal of a ruling that put parts of the law on hold.
Arpaio’s campaign fined $154K for mailer
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 2012 re-election campaign was hit with a $153,978 fine Sept. 15 for a mailer that was deemed illegal for targeting Rick Romley in his run for County Attorney.
Feds want new judge in lawsuit against sheriff
The U.S. Justice Department is asking for a different judge in its lawsuit alleging that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office refused to provide records in a civil rights investigation.
Arpaio may see return of jail funds
Maricopa County supervisors are deciding Monday whether the sheriff's office begins receiving $2.4 million in racketeering and jail enhancement funds.
Upstart sheriff rides immigration law to national fame
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has been on the job less than two years, but he's already emerging as a leading border security hawk and a rising star in the Republican Party.
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio backs Sharron Angle
The nation's self-professed toughest sheriff says Nevada voters should fire Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Pearce, Arpaio: ‘Critics and activists’ threatening All-Star Game over SB 1070
Russell Pearce and other SB 1070 supporters are sending off 70,000 petition signatures urging Major League Baseball to ignore “critics and activists” they say are endangering plans to hold the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix.
Gosar overcomes Hay’s late surge
Republican voters in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District chose a political newcomer over a couple of familiar faces, giving Flagstaff dentist Paul Gosar a chance to retake a seat the GOP lost in the Democratic surge in 2008.
Arpaio’s lawyer to meet with Justice Department
An attorney for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will meet Tuesday with U.S. Justice Department officials to discuss the federal agency's demand for records in a civil rights investigation.
Arpaio wants county to say when it found e-mails
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office wants county officials to say when they discovered e-mails that were sought in a racial profiling lawsuit and thought to have been deleted by the sheriff's office but turned out to have been archived by the county.
Arizona Senate hopeful to serve Arpaio with lawsuit
A community organizer who has feuded publicly with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to serve the sheriff's office with a lawsuit Wednesday.
Arpaio hasn’t turned over records in federal probe
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says Tuesday that it hasn't turned over records that the U.S. Department of Justice is requesting as part of a civil rights investigation.