Arizona Litigation Archives - Page 13 of 40

Man Sues Arizona DPS After He Had a Romance with Director’s Daughter & Was Fired

Arizona Republic: “A dismissed Department of Public Safety officer [named Geoff Jacobs sued DPS and] alleges he lost his job after his romance with the daughter of DPS Director Robert Halliday went badly.”

New Evidence Undermines Feds’ Case Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio & Maricopa County

Washington Examiner: “September 2008, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, did its own investigation of Arpaio’s office — and gave it a clean bill of health. . . .officials from the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Investigation (OI), along with officials from the Detention and Removal Operations office (DRO), concluded that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), in its handling of illegal immigrants, acted in a professional manner and complied with a memorandum of agreement (MOA) under which the government gave them the authority to enforce federal law. That agreement included a ban on racial profiling.”

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Sued by Justice Department in Civil-rights Probe

Arizona Republic: “The U.S. Department of Justice filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to provide full access to records and facilities for a civil-rights investigation”

Laveen, Arizona, HOA Fighting Owner Flying Historic American Flag

Arizona Republic: “”There’s no way Andy McDonel is taking down his ‘Don’t Tread on Me‘ flag. The homeowners association in McDonel’s Laveen neighborhood told him to remove the yellow banner with the coiled snake from the front of his house.”

See the New York Times story on this subject called “Homeowner’s Fight Involves Flag Tied to Tea Party” and the Arizona Daily Sun story called “Flag voter caught in middle of Tea Party T-shirt flap.” For information about Arizona’s flag display laws, see “political yard signs.”

Apollo Group, Inc. Sued in Class Action Lawsuit

A class action lawsuit was filed in federal district court alleging that Apollo Group, Inc., violated securities laws. See “Apollo hit with fraud suit from investor.”