Federal judge refers Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal prosecution
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One of America’s best-known sheriffs was held in civil contempt Friday, along with three top aides, for violating a federal court order that prohibits racial… ABA Journal Daily News
In the aftermath of a Wednesday shooting spree that left a Hamilton, Alabama, law firm worker and an accounting firm worker dead “for no reason,”… ABA Journal Daily News
A Florida lawyer known for his civil rights work has filed a federal lawsuit over his own 2013 arrest. Gary Kollin, who is in his… ABA Journal Daily News
Sheriff’s deputies searched a Texas courthouse Tuesday night, after a man was spotted by witnesses climbing up an exterior fire escape and then sliding back… ABA Journal Daily News
His predecessor, Ralph C. Passio 3d, had earned an almost comical reputation for running a dysfunctional department. He chose not to run for reelection and the Democratic Party backed a new candidate. Foreclosure News
A former Philadelphia sheriff has been charged with taking bribes in an alleged pay-to-play scheme involving home foreclosures. The federal indictment unsealed Friday accuses ex-Sheriff John Green of taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from businessman John Davis of Wyncote. Foreclosure News
A prosecutor who was home sick on Thursday shot an intruder who kicked in the back door of her home in Inola, Oklahoma, according to… ABA Journal Daily News
A federal appeals court has ordered Cook County, Illinois, Sheriff Thomas Dart to stop taking any action—formally or informally—that seeks to persuade credit card companies… ABA Journal Daily News