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Federal judge upholds Arizona identity theft laws
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that two Arizona identity theft laws used to support Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's workplace raids did not have discriminatory purpose and will remain on the books. US District Court Judge David Campbell's ruli (More) |
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio charged with criminal contempt
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to be tried on a charge of criminal contempt. Judge Susan Bolton of the US District Court for the District of Arizona made the order after determining that Arpaio disobeyed a court order (More) |
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DOJ to charge Arizona sheriff Arpaio with contempt
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will file charges for misdemeanor contempt-of-court against Arizona Sheriff Joseph Arpaio. Arpaio is being charged for violating a court order that required him to end his immigration (More) |
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Arizona sheriff found in contempt for violating court order on racial profiling
A federal judge on Friday found Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in contempt of court for "intentionally" disobeying orders to stop the racial profiling of Latinos. Arpaio, who has dubbed himself "America's toughest sheriff," had been ordered by the cou (More) |
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DOJ settles discrimination case against Arizona sheriff
The US Department of Justice and county officials in Phoenix on Wednesday agreed to settle parts of a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in 2012. The DOJ filed charges against the Sheriff's Office for discr (More) |
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Federal judge finds against Arpaio in civil rights pre-trial motion
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona issued a pre-trial order Monday accepting another court's finding of racial profiling by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio . Hearing a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice ( (More) |
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Arizona sheriff deputies to receive body cameras
Self-defense products company TASER International Inc. on Friday announced that Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will be receiving an order of cameras which will be worn by officers to record their actions in the field. Under the sales agreement, T (More) |
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Federal judge blocks use of Arizona identity theft laws
Judge David Campbell for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday ruled Maricopa County officials may not enforce two Arizona identity-theft laws used to convict hundreds of undocumented immigrant workers. The court ordered an i (More) |
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Federal judge orders Arizona sheriff to undergo racial profiling training
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday ordered Maricopa Country sheriff Joe Arpaio to undergo the same training as his deputies to assist in the prevention of racial profiling and unlawful detention in the Maricop (More) |
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Military Firearms in Ferguson and Beyond: Arms Transfers to Civilian Law Enforcement Under the '1033 Program'
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida, discusses the Department of Defense Excess Property Program—commonly known as the '1033 Program'—under scrutiny for the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
