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ANOTHER LAWSUIT WON BY ARPAIO AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE; ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ACTIVISTS LOSE PROP 100 COURT BATTLE IN LOPEZ-VALENZUELA CASE

Published 04/04/2011 - 6:22 a.m. CST

PHOENIX, AZ - After several months under consideration, Federal Judge Susan Bolton this week ruled in favor of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the County Attorney’s Office in a hotly contested matter about whether illegal immigrants, who were arrested on felony charges, should be able to post bond and get out of jail.

In 2006, Arizona voters approved Proposition 100 which precluded bail to arrestees who entered or remained in the state illegally and who were charged with serious felony offenses.

When Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, in conjunction with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, developed policies and procedures to implement the new law, two National Law Firms and the National ACLU Representatives sued the Sheriff and County Attorney to stop them from enforcing it.

The ACLU claimed Prop 100 was unconstitutional on its face, excessively harsh in how it was being enforced and a violation of the illegal alien arrestee’s due process, and 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendment Rights.
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The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors have agreed to spend up to $10.1 million to defend Sheriff Joe Arpaio , former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and their employees against legal claims stemming from their investigations into county officials.

Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox, who were the subjects of some of those investigations and who have filed claims against the county for $10 million and $4.75 million, respectively, recused themselves from the vote.

Supervisors Fulton Brock, Max Wilson and Andy Kunasek approved the contract without commenting. They deferred to County Manager David Smith, who said the county “has to arm itself” against the claims filed by judges, county supervisors, employees and others involved in the Arpaio-Thomas investigations.

Smith said the county has received “upwards of 20″ claims against the county.

The claimants stand to receive a combined $56 million if they get what they have asked for to settle claims for damages. All claim they were wrongfully targeted by Arpaio and Thomas in lawsuits and criminal investigations.


http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizo...nty-attorney-thomas/

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