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United States Department of Justice

Apr 3, 2012

Justice Department accuses Arpaio of bad faith negotiating

Federal authorities trying to settle civil rights allegations against America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff said Tuesday that the sheriff's office has negotiated in bad faith and risks ending settlement talks.

Apr 2, 2012

Arpaio faces crossroads in civil rights case

America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff is fast approaching a crossroads where he must decide either to settle claims that his officers racially profiled Latinos in his trademark immigration patrols a�� and overhaul his practices a�� or take his chances at trial.

Mar 16, 2012

Brewer explains skip of congressional hearing on SB1070

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is explaining her decision against testifying at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on Arizona's tough immigration law.

Mar 5, 2012

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.

Mar 5, 2012

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.

Mar 5, 2012

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.

Feb 29, 2012

State submits redrawn legislative maps to Justice

Newly drawn legislative district maps have been submitted for approval to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Feb 27, 2012

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.

Feb 23, 2012

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.

Feb 20, 2012

I just remembered!

Redistricting commission attorneys may have been happy to have their congressional maps submitted to the Justice Department for review, but it turns out they forgot to include a few things.

Feb 16, 2012

Brewer wants to merge suits over SB1070

Attorneys for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer have asked a federal judge to consolidate two of the three remaining challenges to the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law.

Feb 15, 2012

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.

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