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7 sheriff’s officials to be deposed in lawsuit
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and six other sheriff's officials are scheduled to be deposed in the coming weeks in a lawsuit that accuses deputies of racially profiling Hispanics in immigration patrols.
Judge picked for records lawsuit against sheriff
A federal judge who is hearing a racial profiling lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over its immigration patrols will also preside over the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit that seeks records from the Arizona police agency.
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 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sought in a racial profiling lawsuit and thought to have been deleted by the sheriff's office but turned out to have been archived by the county.
New billboard warns of racial profiling
Hispanic-rights leaders say they're targeting locals and tourists alike with a billboard warning of Arizona's new immigration law.
Brewer, Goddard seek dismissal of challenge
Attorneys for Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard have asked a judge to dismiss a Latino clergy group's lawsuit that seeks to overturn Arizona's new immigration law.
GOP loses bid to block suit against AZ law
Senate Democrats on Wednesday turned back a move by Republicans to block the Justice Department from pursuing its lawsuit seeking to overturn Arizona's controversial immigration law.
Deadline extended for Arpaio to hand over e-mails
A federal judge hearing a lawsuit over the immigration patrols by the Maricopa County Sheriff's office has agreed to extend the agency's deadline for handing over e-mails about the patrols.
Immigration law hearing ends with no ruling
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton didn't rule on whether to block the law from taking effect July 29, or whether to dismiss the lawsuit, Thursday in the first major hearing on challenges to a strict new immigration law.
ICE director: states shouldn’t follow Arizona lead
States should not follow Arizona's lead and enact strict new immigration laws because ridding the country of illegal immigrants is the federal government's job, the director of the nation's immigration enforcement agency said Tuesday.
Ruling in sweeps lawsuit against sheriff postponed
A judge hearing a lawsuit over immigration patrols by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has postponed a ruling on whether to give the police agency more time to hand over e-mails.
Holder: US to watch Arizona for racial profiling
The Justice Department hasn't ruled out filing a second lawsuit challenging Arizona's immigration law if evidence shows racial profiling at work, Attorney General Eric Holder says.
