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  1. June 23, 2015

    Ariz. Sheriff Continues Bid To DQ Judge In Traffic Stops Case

    An Arizona sheriff refused to shy away from his request that U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow remove himself from a racial-profiling case Monday, saying there is "uncontroverted evidence" the judge and his wife are material witnesses in the matter.

  2. May 26, 2015

    Ariz. Sheriff Wants Judge DQ'd From Traffic Stops Case

    An Arizona sheriff facing contempt of court for allegedly flouting an injunction in a class action over traffic stops unlawfully targeting Latino drivers wants to boot U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow, saying his wife has become a material witness in the matter.

  3. May 21, 2015

    Arpaio Calls Internal Probe Discovery Request Too Broad

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office urged an Arizona federal judge Wednesday to deny a bid by plaintiffs in a class action over traffic stops used to verify drivers' immigration status to compel production of certain documents, saying the records fall outside of the litigation's scope.

  4. May 15, 2015

    Arpaio Attys Can Be Deposed In Stops Case, Judge Says

    An Arizona federal judge on Thursday ruled that plaintiffs suing Sheriff Joe Arpaio over traffic stops used to verify drivers' immigration status can depose defense attorneys whose legal advice the sheriff and other defendants claim to have used in regards to a preliminary injunction over the stops, saying attorney-client privilege was waived.

  5. May 08, 2015

    Judge In Arpaio Contempt Probe Hit With DQ Motion

    A man who was allegedly probing whether the U.S. Department of Justice and the Central Intelligence Agency were surveilling controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office wants the judge in a related contempt case to disqualify himself, according to motions filed Thursday.

  6. April 01, 2015

    Arpaio Wants Redo Of Privilege Ruling In Traffic Stops Case

    In an ongoing case over traffic stops used to verify drivers' immigration status, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff's office on Tuesday urged a federal court to reconsider its order denying attorney-client privilege protections to emails that copied a deputy chief.

  7. March 26, 2015

    Arpaio Atty Fights Giving Testimony In Traffic Stops Case

    An attorney who represented Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in an ongoing case over traffic stops used to verify drivers' immigration status told an Arizona federal court Tuesday to nix a group of Latino individuals' bid to make him testify and produce documents because the information is privileged.

  8. March 20, 2015

    Class Rebuffs Ariz. Sheriff's Immigration Contempt Offer

    A class of Latinos urged an Arizona federal court Thursday to reject Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's offer to accept civil sanctions for contempt, saying that while significant, the lawman's admissions don't fully explain why his office violated court orders to stop certain immigration enforcement operations.

  9. March 18, 2015

    Ariz. Sheriff Agrees To Contempt Order In Traffic Stops Case

    Joseph Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, asked a federal court Tuesday to find him in contempt after admitting his office had violated a 2011 injunction against stopping people based on a suspicion they were in the U.S. unlawfully, saying he was prepared to push for a $350,000 fund for victims.

  10. February 20, 2015

    Deputy Trying To Duck ID Stop Liability Too Early, Court Told

    An Arizona sheriff's deputy shouldn't be released from the possibility of criminal contempt charges for violating an injunction over traffic stops used to verify drivers' immigration status because it's too early in the case for that determination, a class of Latino individuals told an Arizona federal judge Thursday.