The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix could be sued for his role in what some think were lawless acts by a special prosecutor.
Village Voice executives are suing Maricopa County officials for violating their First Amendment rights after their arrests for publishing news criticizing the prosecutor’s work. -db
From a commentary in the Phoenix New Times, August 29, 2012, by Stephen Lemons.