Maricopa Co. Sheriff Joe Arpaio-
An arrest warrant has been issued for a California man who allegedly threatened to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a California man who allegedly threatened to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos delayed instituting remedies Friday to allow parties time to agree on options.
A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos delayed instituting remedies Friday to allow parties time to agree on options, but he indicated a court-appointed monitor likely would be assigned to assure the agency is complying with constitutional requirements.
Friday, there was a hearing on MCSO's racial profiling case. The sheriff didn't attend Friday's hearing, saying his lawyers were there defending his agency and by showing up, he would draw more attention to the protesters.
Friday, there was a hearing on MCSO's racial profiling case. The sheriff didn't attend Friday's hearing, saying his lawyers were there defending his agency and by showing up, he would draw more attention to the protesters.
The confrontation underscores the feisty ground campaign being mounted on both sides - but also the increasing difficulty that Arpaio critics face in getting enough signatures to put a recall before voters.
Volunteers set up a table outside a music festival one day last month to gather signatures for a drive to oust the notoriously polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix. The venue, with its largely liberal crowd, seemed the perfect place to drum up support.
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's appeal of a ruling that criticized his jail officers' decision to force pink underwear onto a mentally ill inmate who erroneously believed jailers were trying to rape him.
Monday's refusal by the Supreme Court means the lawsuit by Eric Vogel's estate appears headed to trial for a second time.
Arpaio's office won the case at trial, but the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the verdict and called for a new trial in a ruling a year ago.
The 9th Circuit said that dressing inmates in pink underwear appears to be punishment without legal justification and noted that it's fair to infer that the selection of pink as the underwear color was meant to symbolize the loss of prisoners' masculinity.
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