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Maricopa County Arizona

Aug 20, 2010

Konopnicki, Allen go on the attack GOP District 5 Senate primary gets nasty

The race to win the Republican nomination for an eastern Arizona Senate seat has turned an already-icy relationship between legislators into a super-heated contest, with both sides accusing each other of distortion and misrepresentation.

Aug 18, 2010

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sought in a racial profiling lawsuit and thought to have been deleted by the sheriff's office but turned out to have been archived by the county.

Aug 17, 2010

Arpaio to speak at Indiana GOP events

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his efforts against illegal immigrants, will be speaking at three Republican Party fundraising events around Indiana this week.

Aug 16, 2010

Sheriff faces deadline for handing over records

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a Tuesday deadline for handing over documents that the U.S. Justice Department has requested as part of a civil rights investigation of Arpaio's office.

Aug 16, 2010

UpClose with Michael Ryan

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Michael Ryan hung up his robe Aug. 6, ending a 32-year legal career that began as a prosecutor and proceeded to a management position in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and seats on Maricopa County Superior Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Aug 13, 2010

County to subpoena Arpaio records

Maricopa County officials will subpoena records that Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office has refused to turn over to U.S. Department of Justice lawyers who are investigating the police agency over allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches.

Aug 13, 2010

Elections officials investigate Arpaio TV ads

State and county election officials are investigating television ads by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio that target Rick Romley and Tom Horne, both of whom are running against the sheriff’s political allies in separate races.

Aug 12, 2010

Arpaio faces jeering protesters in California

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the 78-year-old ex-federal drug agent known for his Arizona immigration sweeps and tent city lockups, faced jeering protesters in San Diego before speaking to a conservative group about his law enforcement tactics in Phoenix.

Aug 11, 2010

Romley, Montgomery trade shots over secret tape, election complaint

Complaints, threats and secret recordings have become the latest weapons of choice in the battle to become Maricopa County attorney.

Rick Romley’s GOP opponent in the Aug. 24 primary, Bill Montgomery, is dealing with criticism about a secretly recorded conversation in which he questions whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s mental abilities are declining and that Montgomery se[...]

Aug 6, 2010

Lawyer: Arpaio is cooperating with probe

A lawyer for an Arizona sheriff known for his efforts against illegal immigrants said Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department's threat to sue over records for its civil rights investigation is premature because his client is willing to cooperate with certain elements of the probe.

Aug 6, 2010

Immigrant groups cry foul over activist’s arrest

Immigrant-rights groups are calling the arrest of a Phoenix civil rights leader “unlawful” and an example of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s abuse of power against vocal opponents.

Aug 3, 2010

Justice Department gives Arpaio deadline in rights case

The Justice Department on Tuesday notified an Arizona sheriff's office known for its efforts against illegal immigrants that it has refused to cooperate with a civil rights investigation, is not in compliance with federal law and the department is threatening to sue.

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