Compliance monitors for MCSO seek public feedback on the agency
Taxpayers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term racial profiling lawsuits against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The court-appointed agency monitor hopes to hear people’s current thoughts on the sheriff’s office at a scheduled meeting at Sunnyslope Community Center at 6:30pm on Wednesday. Raul Piña is a longtime member of independent compliance oversight. […]
MCSO is ‘closer than ever’ to court order compliance, says former principal on oversight board
Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan recently joined the show to talk about his work with immigration authorities, his chronic staffing shortages and his history as former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s chief deputy. The department was found to have committed a crime in a landmark case filed by ACLU, Melendores v. Arpaio over a decade ago, and […]
DOJ to monitor federal voting rights law compliance in 27 states, including AZ
The Department of Justice will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 27 states during the November 5 election. The department will monitor compliance in 86 jurisdictions, including four counties in Arizona, officials announced Friday. In Arizona, these jurisdictions include Apache, Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma counties. The complete list is below. Bethel Census Area, […]
Sedona Ordinance 12.30.090 Challenged for Validity and Compliance with Arizona State Law on Firearms Regulation | Prescott Valley Times local news
I am writing to you today in my official capacity regarding the validity and enforceability of Sedona. Statute 12.30.090. Consistent with Arizona’s Second Amendment rights, Arizona law generally preempts cities. And other political wings in this state have distanced themselves from enacting ordinances regarding the possession, carrying, and discharge of firearms in this state. ARS […]
Heated tobacco product bill shrouded in risks to Alabama revenues, legal compliance
The Alabama House General Fund Committee is scheduled to consider a tobacco-based device on Wednesday that heats tobacco rather than burns it, allowing nicotine to be inhaled into the lungs. From a regulatory perspective, this product Already approved for sale In the U.S., controversy is brewing over a bespoke tax stance that critics say has […]
JSU announces compliance with Alabama law banning state-funded DEI programs
Jacksonville State University is the first public university in Alabama to announce it will comply with new legislation passed by the Alabama Legislature in March and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey that prohibits the spending of state funds on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices or initiatives. JSU President Don Killingsworth Jr. said in a […]
MCSO not in total compliance with decade-old court order
GUADALUPE, Ariz. — Ten years after the court order was first issued, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is still not fully complying, according to its latest report. A 2013 court order calls for reform of past unconstitutional police practices after former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of racial profiling and selective enforcement. The judge […]
Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws
The Department of Justice today announced plans to monitor compliance with federal suffrage laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states in the run-up to the November 8, 2022 general election. Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Office for Civil Rights has regularly monitored elections in jurisdictions around the country to protect the rights […]
U.S. Marshals Targetting Sex Offenders In A Northern Arizona Compliance Operations – KAFF News – Flagstaff
A number of law enforcement agencies recently put together an effort to target sex offenders in northern Arizona. The U.S. Marshals Service, the Navajo County Adult Probation Service, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, and the Snowflake/Taylor, Winslow, Holbrook, and Pinetop/Lakeside police departments have conducted hundreds of compliance checks,1 arrested a person Between September 12th and […]
