Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his top lieutenants will face a civil contempt-of-court hearing in April for repeatedly ignoring judicial orders arising from a 2007 racial-profiling case, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow ordered the evidentiary hearing to be conducted after determining there was sufficient evidence to move ahead with the proceeding that could result in penalties against Arpaio, four other individuals, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
"After an appropriate hearing, the Court will determine whether these individuals have committed contempt of court and the sanctions for any such violations," Snow's order read.
Arpaio, 82, who bills himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff," could face fines or jail time along with other current and former officials cited in the ruling.
Snow, who had become increasingly frustrated with the sheriff and his office, set the hearing to take place April 21-24 in a federal courtroom in Phoenix.
A lawyer for Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office could not be immediately reached for comment.
The judge found in 2013 that Arpaio and his deputies racially profiled Latino drivers during traffic stops and unreasonably detained them, violating their constitutional rights, in a ruling that was a major blow to the six-term sheriff.
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7 comments:
Racial profiling is GOOD and NEEDED.
One of the few Sheriffs standing up for the constitution!
How do we contribute to his defense fund?
LEAVE THE MAN ALONE COST PER PRISONER AND CRIME IS DOWN IN HIS JURISDICTION LET THE STRONG URVIVE IF THEY DONT WANT TO BE PROFILED STAY ACROSS THE BORDER AND STOP COMMITTING THE MAJORITY OF THE CRIMES
The country needs more sheriffs like him. I bet he's even read the constitution.
Liberal ass dirt bag judges. Let the man do his damn job.
@2:57 - the judge is a BYU grad and a Bush appointee. Hope you didn't hit your foot when you shot from the hip.
322, What the Heck does that have to do with anything here? I really don't care what school taught him what. I just want him to realize we have a Constitution and a Bill of Rights which includes a First Amendment.
So school failed him.
That's his problem, and a problem with the school system.
It doesn't change the First Amendment, idiot!
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