Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is scheduled to testify at a deposition in preparation for contempt-of-court hearings for his acknowledged violations of a judge's orders in a racial profiling case.
Read More »Trial set for Justice Department’s lawsuit against Arpaio
A thorny contempt-of-court case dogging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn't the only major legal trouble facing the lawman this summer.
Read More »Arpaio to halt MCSO squad targeting immigrant ID theft
An Arizona sheriff known for arresting immigrant workers on charges of using fake or stolen IDs to get jobs is planning to close the controversial squad that investigates such cases.
Read More »Judge to hear arguments over Arizona ID theft laws
A judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday over whether to bar authorities from enforcing two Arizona laws that prohibit people from using fake or stolen IDs to get jobs.
Read More »Arpaio doesn’t plan to attend court ordered community meetings
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he doesn't plan to attend community meetings Saturday that are required in a court case in which his office was found to have racially profiled Latinos.
Read More »Sheriff opposes fees request in profiling case
Lawyers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says a request that the county pay $7.3 million in attorney fees for the other side in a racial profiling case is outrageous.
Read More »Latina conference to Arizona sheriff: Stay away
America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff has been told to stay away from a national Latina conference when it comes to Phoenix.
Read More »GOP legislators to law enforcement on medical marijuana: Focus on the illegal clubs 
The marijuana dispensary industry has new and unlikely allies in a dozen Republican lawmakers, some of whom only months ago supported bills seen as hostile to the industry.
The lawmakers’ message to law enforcement officials: Focus on illegal “clubs,’’ but let legal dispensaries operate within the law and without obstruction.
Arpaio recall group fails to gather enough signatures
A campaign to force a recall election against the polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix failed on Thursday after recall organizers said they couldn't collect enough voter signatures to bring the lawman to the ballot again.
Read More »Deadline looms for recall bid against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
A group trying to oust the polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix faces a Thursday deadline for handing in voter signatures in an uphill battle to force a recall election.
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