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Arizona Sheriff, Ex-Prosecutor Sued Over Probes
Posted on 2 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHOENIX - (AP) A total of four lawsuits have been filed against a former prosecutor and an Arizona sheriff known for his anti-illegal immigration tactics in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Two former judges, a current judge and two Maricopa County officials... Read More

Judge: 2 Hispanics Illegally Stopped In Arizona Raid
Posted on 27 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHOENIX - (AP) A federal judge ruled Monday that deputies violated the rights of two men who were detained during one of the workplace raids the Phoenix area's controversial sheriff uses to enforce immigration laws. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's... Read More

Judge: Arizona Green Party Candidates To Stay On Ballot
Posted on 10 Sep 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHOENIX - (AP) Nine disputed Arizona Green Party nominees, labeled "sham candidates" because they were allegedly recruited by Republicans to siphon away support for Democrats, can stay on the November ballot, a federal judge ruled late Thursday... Read More

Ariz. County To Pay $2M To La. Man Shot In Eye
Posted on 5 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHOENIX - (AP) An Arizona county will pay $2 million to a Louisiana man who claims he was shot in the eye in a road rage incident involving two of the county's deputies who were working in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Maricopa... Read More

Arizona Files Appeal As Sheriff Launches New Sweep
Posted on 30 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHOENIX - (AP) The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live... Read More

Arizona Sheriff Defends Immigration Law
Posted on 14 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - (AP) An Arizona sheriff known for his tough stance on illegal immigration defended his state's new immigration-enforcement law Tuesday as he stumped for the Kansas secretary of state candidate who helped write it. Maricopa County... Read More