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Arizona sheriff's lawyers ask judge not to pursue contempt charges
Source: Reuters
Arizona sheriff's lawyers ask judge not to pursue contempt charges
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
PHOENIX Fri Jan 9, 2015 2:05am EST
(Reuters) - Lawyers defending Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio urged a federal judge on Thursday not to proceed with contempt charges against the lawman and his department over the violation of court orders in a 2007 racial-profiling case.
A frustrated U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow asked attorneys last month in the high-profile trial to submit court papers by a Thursday deadline regarding possible charges that could be leveled against Arpaio, who bills himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff".
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Snow ruled in May 2013 that Arpaio and his Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies racially profiled Latino drivers for traffic stops and detained them for too long. Arpaio has appealed against the ruling and denied that his deputies racially profile.
At a hearing last month, Snow cited instances in which deputies were not told of the court's order, and where material was not turned over to Latino drivers' lawyers.
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BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
PHOENIX Fri Jan 9, 2015 2:05am EST
(Reuters) - Lawyers defending Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio urged a federal judge on Thursday not to proceed with contempt charges against the lawman and his department over the violation of court orders in a 2007 racial-profiling case.
A frustrated U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow asked attorneys last month in the high-profile trial to submit court papers by a Thursday deadline regarding possible charges that could be leveled against Arpaio, who bills himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff".
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Snow ruled in May 2013 that Arpaio and his Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies racially profiled Latino drivers for traffic stops and detained them for too long. Arpaio has appealed against the ruling and denied that his deputies racially profile.
At a hearing last month, Snow cited instances in which deputies were not told of the court's order, and where material was not turned over to Latino drivers' lawyers.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/09/us-usa-arizona-arpaio-idUSKBN0KI0H220150109
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